Gender patterns in the contribution of different types of violence to posttraumatic stress symptoms among South African urban youth

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 320-330

  Kaminer, Debra ^a   Hardy, Anneli ^a   Heath, Katherine ^a   Mosdell, Jill ^a   Bawa, Umesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Posttraumatic stress; South Africa; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876837565     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.12.011     Document Type: Article

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