Prevalence of physical and sexual assault and mental health disorders in older women: Findings from a nationally representative sample

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 877-886

  Cook, Joan M ^a,b   Pilver, Corey ^a   Dinnen, Stephanie ^a   Schnurr, Paula P ^b,c   Hoff, Rani ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric; Interpersonal violence; PTSD; Women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SEXUAL VIOLENCE;

GERIATRIC; INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE; PTSD; WOMEN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEX OFFENSES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84884554674     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.01.016     Document Type: Article

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