Interpersonal trauma and PTSD: The roles of gender and a lifespan perspective in predicting risk

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 140-144

  Lilly, Michelle M ^a   Valdez, Christine E ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gender disparity; interpersonal trauma; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872841779     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022947     Document Type: Article

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