Parentification in Families Experiencing Violence

Violence in Iranian Families

Effectiveness of home visiting in reducing partner violence for families experiencing abuse: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a major, global societal problem with enormous health consequences both for mother and child. Home visiting interventions in families at risk of abuse seem promising in decreasing IPV. In this systematic review, we aim to assess the effectiveness of home visiting in reducing IPV experienced by mothers. METHODS We conducted a systemat...

Depression in Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

In the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in the awareness of IPV and the incidents of IPV reported in different countries. In 2002, the issue was raised at the international level by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its first report on health and violence against women (Krug, 2002). According to the report, the lifetime prevalence of physical assaults by intimate partners ...

violence in iranian families

Violence in families: an overview.

Wife-beating, child battering, sexual abuse, parricide ... these are some of the manifestations of violence in families. There are many others, including emotional violence as well as physically destructive behavior shown by one family member to another or to others outside the family. Is such violent behavior on the increase, or are we just more clearly aware of its existence because of better...