Domestic Violence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services.

29 Sep 2009 Although domestic violence has historically been considered primarily a crime perpetrated by men, increasing numbers ofwomen are being arrested and mandated into batterer intervention programs. This study examined existing state policies to explore ... Read more...

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...

Longitudinal histories as predictors of future diagnoses of domestic abuse: modelling study.

27 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether longitudinal data in patients' historical records, commonly available in electronic health record systems, can be used to predict a patient's future risk of receiving a diagnosis of domestic abuse. DESIGN: Bayesian ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Domestic Violence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Treating female perpetrators: state standards for batterer intervention services. 29 Sep 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
• Longitudinal histories as predictors of future diagnoses of domestic abuse: modelling study. 27 Sep 2009
• Mental health context of food insecurity: a representative cohort of families with young children. 26 Sep 2009
• Breastfeeding mothers and violence: what nurses need to know. 30 Aug 2009
• Physician intervention for intimate partner violence. 30 Aug 2009
• Documenting suspected domestic abuse. 30 Aug 2009
• Domestic violence. 30 Aug 2009
• Domestic violence. 30 Aug 2009
• Intimate partner violence functions as both a risk marker and risk factor for women's HIV infection: findings from Indian husband-wife dyads. 13 Aug 2009
• Adolescents and dating violence. 30 Jul 2009
• The family is (still) the patient. 30 Jul 2009
• Can adolescent dating violence be prevented through school-based programs? 30 Jul 2009
• The intergenerational transmission of witnessing intimate partner violence. 30 Jul 2009
• A school-based program to prevent adolescent dating violence: a cluster randomized trial. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: advancing the knowledge base. 30 Jul 2009
• Associations between perceptions and involvement in neighborhood violence and intimate partner violence perpetration among urban, African American men. 30 Jul 2009
• Parenting attitudes and infant spanking: the influence of childhood experiences. 18 Jul 2009
• TRICARE: Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) changes included in the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2007; authorization of forensic examinations. Final rule. 15 Jul 2009
• Offender-victim body mass ratio and the decision to arrest in cases of intimate partner violence. 29 Jun 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