A Systematic Review of Posttraumatic Growth in Survivors of Interpersonal Violence in Adulthood

Trauma, Violence, and Abuse

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 223-236

  Elderton, Anna ^a   Berry, Alexis ^b,c   Chan, Carmen ^b,d  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Berkshire Traumatic Stress Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interpersonal violence; intimate partner violence; physical assault; posttraumatic growth; rape; sexual assault

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVOR;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 85014602943     PISSN: 15248380     EISSN: 15528324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524838015611672     Document Type: Article

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