Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and disabling condition. Recent estimates of the lifetime prevalence range between 6% and 15%, making this condition possibly more common than major depressive disorder (Breslau et al., 1998; Kessler et al., 1995). In addition, many patients who have been the victims of directed violence, such as rape or assault, continue to meet PTSD criteria 10...

This report identifies and discusses issues and problems related to the integration of social scientific knowledge in terrorism modelling. It analyses the state of the art in the area of modelling the origins and causes of terrorism and other forms of political violence; terrorists’ behaviour; the structure of terrorist organisations and networks; terrorism threat; and influence strategies and ...

women are faced with violence in the private sphere (by their father, husband) and in the society (public sphere). regarding irretrievable impacts of violence on women and society, governments have not considered the matter seriously. the objective of this article is to present research findings on disguised violence that is violence in the family (domestic violence) which for many reasons are ...

this qualitative study presents women’s perceptions of domestic violence and their coping strategies based on self-narratives collected from a small sample in iran. by limiting women’s access to life opportunities, domestic violence is a major obstacle to social, economic, and political equity and by extension to development. violence against women goes beyond being a personal or a private issu...

This article contrasts strategies of resistance to gender-based violence in two examples audio-visual media which draw on or subvert the burgeoning genre Galician noir; Season 1 TVG-Netflix hit O sabor das margaridas () directed by Miguel Conde and women-centred grassroots feminist web series Monstras Eire García Cid. These divergent case studies muddy binary female victimhood male aggression w...