What forms of abuse correlate with PTSD symptoms in partners of men being treated for intimate partner violence?

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 596-604

  Norwood, Amber ^a   Murphy, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

intimate partner violence; psychological abuse; PTSD; sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868622623     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025232     Document Type: Article

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