TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Healing: a qualitative study of women recovering from abusive relationships with men
JO  - Perspectives in psychiatric care
A1  - Farrell, M. L.
SP  - 23
EP  - 32
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
N2  - TOPIC: The essence of the healing phenomenon in women who had been abused METHODS: A qualitative study using a phenomenological approach (N = 7) FINDINGS: Four major themes of healing were identified: flexibility, awakening, relationship, and empowerment. Each theme became an explication of the whole healing experience for each participant. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this research add to the knowledge of healing in women who have encountered abuse.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -