Is domestic violence followed by an increased risk of psychiatric disorders among women but not among men? A longitudinal cohort study

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 885-892

  Ehrensaft, Miriam K ^a   Moffitt, Terrie E ^b   Caspi, Avshalom ^b  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84864379128     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.5.885     Document Type: Article

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