Using mixed methods to understand the healing trajectory for rural Irish women years after leaving abuse

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2016, Pages 369-383

  Saint Arnault, Denise ^a   O’Halloran, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b SAFE Ireland ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

barriers to help seeking; domestic violence; help seeking theory; mixed method research; trauma recovery; trauma informed nursing practice models

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986292168     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987116649636     Document Type: Article

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