Children's exposure to intimate partner violence: Impacts and interventions

Paediatrics and Child Health (Canada)

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 419-422

  Wathen, C Nadine ^a   MacMillan, Harriet L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour therapy; Child abuse; Child welfare; Mental disorders; Spouse abuse

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD WELFARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 84885405347     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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