General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , January 1996

Childhood abuse and suicidality in obstetrics patients in a hospital-based urban prenatal clinic

  • Eugene W. Farber, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Eugene W. Farber, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry, Emory University School of Medicine, Grady Memorial Hospital, 80 Butler Street, Atlanta, GA 30335.
    • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciencés, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia USA
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  • Sarah E. Herbert, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciencés, Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, Georgia USA
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  • Susan L. Reviere, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia USA

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General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 56-60 , January 1996

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