Support by trained mentor mothers for abused women: A promising intervention in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-80

  Prosman, Gert Jan ^a   Lo Fo Wong, Sylvie H ^a   Lagro Janssen, Antoine L M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Depression; Family practice; Home visiting; Intimate partner violence; Mentor mothering; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; YOUNG ADULT;

DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; HOME VISITING; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MENTOR MOTHERING; SOCIAL SUPPORT.;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATTERED WOMEN; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE ABUSE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893407019     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: 14602229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmt058     Document Type: Article

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