Resilience and psychopathology in children exposed to family violence

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 562-569

  Howell, Kathryn H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental psychopathology; Domestic violence; Intimate partner violence; Preschool children; Resilient functioning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AROUSAL; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 80053598319     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: 18736335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.09.001     Document Type: Review

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