Effects of violence on transgender people

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 452-459

  Testa, Rylan J ^a   Sciacca, Laura M ^a   Wang, Florence ^a   Hendricks, Michael L ^b   Goldblum, Peter ^a   Bradford, Judith ^c   Bongar, Bruce ^a,d  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Washington Psychological Center   (United States)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical violence; Sexual violence; Substance abuse; Suicide attempt; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874544871     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029604     Document Type: Article

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