This study examined feelings of anger among female victims of crime and the relation of anger to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). One hundred and sixteen women who had been victims of sexual or nonsexual criminal assaults were compared to a matched comparison group of 50 no
Anger and post-traumatic stress disorder in female crime victims
โ Scribed by David S. Riggs; Constance V. Dancu; Beth S. Gershuny; Deborah Greenberg; Edna B. Foa
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 750 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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