Domestic Violence - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Profiles of physical and psychological violence in childhood as a risk factor for poorer adult health: evidence from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE. This study examined linkages between physical and psychological violence in childhood from parents and three dimensions of adult health (self-rated health, functional limitations, chronic conditions). METHODS. Regression models were ... Read more...

Breastfeeding mothers and violence: what nurses need to know.

30 Aug 2009 Violence against women and girls is a widespread problem, with negative ramifications for both physical and mental health. Many women in abusive relationships find the violence escalates when they are pregnant. For the survivor of childhood ... Read more...

The intergenerational transmission of witnessing intimate partner violence.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between women's self-reports of having witnessed intimate partner violence (IPV) as a child and their children witnessing IPV. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. Data were collected by telephone survey from ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Domestic Violence - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Profiles of physical and psychological violence in childhood as a risk factor for poorer adult health: evidence from the 1995-2005 National Survey of Midlife in the United States. 29 Sep 2009
• Breastfeeding mothers and violence: what nurses need to know. 30 Aug 2009
• Adolescents and dating violence. 30 Jul 2009
• The intergenerational transmission of witnessing intimate partner violence. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: advancing the knowledge base. 30 Jul 2009
• Parenting attitudes and infant spanking: the influence of childhood experiences. 18 Jul 2009
• Adult intimate partner violence perpetrators are significantly more likely to have witnessed intimate partner violence as a child than nonperpetrators. 29 Jun 2009
• Post-traumatic stress disorder and suicidal behavior: A narrative review. 6 Jun 2009
• Parent training with behavioral couples therapy for fathers' alcohol abuse: effects on substance use, parental relationship, parenting, and CPS involvement. 3 Jun 2009
• Mental health problems of men attending district-level clinical psychology services in South Africa. 30 May 2009
• Intimate partner violence among economically disadvantaged young adult women: associations with adolescent risk-taking and pregnancy experiences. 30 May 2009
• The relationships between physical violence, verbal abuse and women's psychological distress during the postpartum period. 30 May 2009
• The good, the bad, and the ugly: domestic violence survivors' experiences with their informal social networks. 30 May 2009
• Child sexual abuse in southern Brazil and associated factors: a population-based study. 9 May 2009
• Post-traumatic stress disorder in migraine: further comments. 29 Apr 2009
• Abuse-related injury and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder as mechanisms of chronic pain in survivors of intimate partner violence. 20 Apr 2009
• A study of change processes in domestically violent men in group therapy. 30 Mar 2009
• What victims of domestic violence need from the dental profession. 30 Mar 2009
• Changes in depressive symptoms in first time mothers in home visitation. 25 Mar 2009
• Long-term effects of interparental violence and child physical maltreatment experiences on PTSD and behavior problems: a national survey of Taiwanese college students. 24 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Domestic Violence'

Definition: Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household.

Descriptor UI: D017579

Alternative terms: Domestic Violence; Violence, Domestic; Family Violence; Violence, Family;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; prevention & control; psychology; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: I01.198.240.856.350; I01.880.735.900.350;

History Note: 94

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics