No Ordinary Life: Complex Narratives of Trauma and Resilience in Under-Resourced Communities

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 137-154

  Pressley, Jana ^a   Smith, Rachel ^b  

^a The Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute   (United States)

^b Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

community violence; complex trauma; emotional abuse; neglect; psychological maltreatment; resilience; urban violence

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD TRAUMA SURVIVOR; CHRONIC STRESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABUSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL WORK; URBAN POPULATION; VERBAL HOSTILITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 85006100106     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926771.2016.1246500     Document Type: Article

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