Mental health in violent crime victims: Does sexual orientation matter?

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 87-95

  Cramer, Robert J ^a   McNiel, Dale E ^b   Holley, Sarah R ^b   Shumway, Martha ^b   Boccellari, Alicia ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; LGBT victim; sexual assault; sexual orientation; violent crime

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAN FRANCISCO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84865595938     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0093954     Document Type: Article

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