Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Victims of Domestic Violence: A Review of the Research

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 99-119

  Jones, Loring ^a   Hughes, Margaret ^a   Unterstaller, Ulrike ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

battering; domestic violence; post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998146045     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838001002002001     Document Type: Article

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