Adult experience of mental health outcomes as a result of intimate partner violence victimisation: A systematic review

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lagdon, Susan ^a   Armour, Cherie ^a   Stringer, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Depression; Domestic violence; Gender; Intimate partner violence; Mental health; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956958769     PISSN: 20008198     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.24794     Document Type: Article

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