background domestic violence appears to be a major social problem. researches in the last 10 years have uncovered multiple effects of witnessing domestic violence on children, ranging in severity from little or no effect to sever psychological harm. objectives this study aimed to measure the prevalence of exposure to domestic violence among high school students in tehran. materials and methods ...

Aviolent behavior during sleep includes a broad range of behaviors: self-mutilation, sexual assault, murder attempt, murder and suicide. The violent behavior during sleep (VBS) can be directed to other subjects, to objects, or to self (1). Recently, Ohayon et al (2) reported violent behavior during sleep as 2 % of the population. They found that night terrors, daytime sleepiness, sleep talking,...

This paper focuses on a team-taught gender studies colloquium in the spring term of 2016 at Phillips Academy at Andover. Having heard the loud and clear message coming down from college campuses and being familiar with their harrowing statistics of gender-based violence and sexual assault, we knew that we must educate high-school students about gender theory, gender-based violence, and sexual-a...

Lundholm, L. 2013. Substance Use and Violence: Influence of Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and Anabolic Androgenic Steroids on Violent Crime and Self-directed Violence. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 864. 78 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8590-0. Interpersonal violence and suicide are major health concerns, leading to ...

An association between childhood cruelty to animals and dangerous aggression against people at a later age could have important implications regarding early detection and treatment, preventive psychiatry, and a social ethic that encourages positive attitudes toward living creatures in general. Research reports in the literature are inconsistent and inconclusive regarding a possible relationship...

The article analyzes the activities of the Municipal Department of Health and Civil Defense of Rio de Janeiro in ensuring specialized care for the population of children and adolescents who are the victims of sexual violence. This is a case study that used the method of analysis of content of eight interviews with mid-level managers of the aforesaid Department. It was revealed that despite the ...

Since the inception of the Prison Rape Elimination Act in 2003, increased attention has been directed toward identifying and eliminating acts of institutional sexual violence. However, few empirical studies have systematically explored risk factors that staff perceive as important when ascertaining risk for prison sexual perpetration and victimization. This study examined ratings from 10 staff ...