Violence against women and mental health

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 159-170

  Oram, Sian ^a   Khalifeh, Hind ^a   Howard, Louise M ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEXUAL VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN; BATTERED WOMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUAL CRIME;

BATTERED WOMEN; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84990230073     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30261-9     Document Type: Review

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