Heightened susceptibility to secondary traumatization: A meta-analysis of gender differences

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-122

  Baum, Nehami ^a   Rahav, Giora ^b   Sharon, Michal ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PARENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SECONDARY TRAUMA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VULNERABLE POPULATION; ADULT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIME VICTIM; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; META ANALYSIS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84902957800     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0099383     Document Type: Article

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