An examination of general aggression and intimate partner violence in women with posttraumatic stress disorder

Violence and Victims

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 777-792

  Kirby, Angela C ^a,b   Beckham, Jean C ^a,b   Calhoun, Patrick S ^a,b   Roberts, Sushma T ^c   Taft, Casey T ^d   Elbogen, Eric B ^a,b,e   Dennis, Michelle F ^f  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mid Atlantic Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs)   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Violence; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS; VICTIM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSE ABUSE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871399694     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.27.5.777     Document Type: Article

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