Domestic violence: A multifaceted evil

Evaluating domestic violence support service programs: Waste of time, necessary evil, or opportunity for growth?

Available online 12 April 2011

Iranian Adolescents' Experiences of Domestic Violence: A Qualitative Study

Background and Objectives: Children, especially adolescents, are one of the main victims of domestic violence, who have received less attention despite their vulnerability to this social problem. This study was conducted to determine the adolescents' perspectives and experiences of domestic violence and parental disputes in order to improve our understanding of the various aspects of this socia...

Domestic Violence

A sample of 248 enlisted active duty females married to civilian spouses completed a selfreport survey that asked about their own and their spouse's violence. The survey also asked about their sex-role attitudes, marital satisfaction, alcohol use, childhood trauma, and depression. Results identified patterns of intimate partner violence and their relationship to the psychosocial risk factors. F...

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[Domestic violence: a screening question].

AIMS To assess whether key questions can detect domestic violence (DV), and find out the prevalence in primary care (PC) and women's care (WC). DESIGN Intervention Study with random assignment. LOCATION PC and WC clinics (Sant Boi de Llobregat Barcelona). PARTICIPANTS Systematic random selection of women in PC (not know if battered) and women who came for the first time to the WC service....