Who cares if it is a hate crime? Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender hate crimes-mental health implications and interventions

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 84-93

  Hein, Laura C ^a   Scharer, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hate crime; LGBT; Mental health; Survivor; Victim

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HATE; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TRANSSEXUALITY; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HATE; HOMOPHOBIA; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84875942295     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2012.00354.x     Document Type: Article

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