Exposure to political violence, psychological distress, resource loss, and benefit finding as predictors of domestic violence among Palestinians

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 366-376

  Heath, Nicole M ^a   Hall, Brian J ^a   Canetti, Daphna ^a   Hobfoll, Stevan E ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; domestic violence; political violence; PTSD; resource loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880859700     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028367     Document Type: Article

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