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Women want to be asked about domestic violence
Doctors may be able to identify women who experience domestic violence by asking them if they are afraid of their partner, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Women attending 22 general practices in Ireland were surveyed about domestic violence. Of the 1,692 women who had ever had a sexual relationship nearly 40% had experienced violent behaviour,... view more... (2002-01-30)
Should women be screened for domestic violence?
Over a third of women attending general practices have experienced physical violence, but doctors and nurses rarely ask about it. Researchers in this week's BMJ ask: Should women be screened for domestic violence when they visit their general practitioner? Is there a high risk group of women for whom screening might be more appropriate? Is... view more... (2002-01-30)
Victims of child maltreatment more likely to perpetrate youth violence, intimate partner violence
Some people are caught in a cycle of violence, perhaps beginning with their own abuse as a child and continuing into perpetration or victimization as an adult. view more (2007-09-25)
Women not "passive victims" in domestic violence
Women who are abused by their partners are not simply passive victims, new research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, shows. Those that stay in an abusive relationship often do so because there is no social or practical support to help them, rather than simply as a result of low self-esteem. International research shows that in... view more... (2001-07-11)
Study finds connection between teenage violence and domestic violence
Researchers tracing the development of violent behavior have found a link between teenage violence and domestic violence. view more (2007-06-26)
Studies often ignore domestic violence committed by women
It`s not only men who commit domestic violence, yet scientific studies rarely look at female-to-male violence, according to two letters in this week`s BMJ. view more (2002-07-03)
Victims of intimate partner violence display distinct patterns of facial injury
Women who are victims of intimate partner violence tend to have different patterns of facial injury than women who experience facial trauma from other causes. view more (2009-01-20)
Increased HIV risk for women with violent male partners (pp 1410, 1415)
South African research published in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights how women with physically violent and controlling male partners are at an increased risk of HIV-1 infection. HIV/AIDS is more widespread among women in sub-Saharan Africa than any other population. Although violence from a male partner and relationship inequalities are... view more... (2004-04-28)
Violence Prevention in School - New European Internet-Portal
Violence in school, juvenile violence and bullying are topics that have been debated recently in many Western countries. Though not as dramatic as presented in the media, school violence and bullying has been rising constantly over the past decade. This has wide-ranging implications for our societies. In most Western countries we have a growing... view more... (2002-09-24)
Domestic violence may result from panic
Some men and women who commit domestic violence may be experiencing a form of panic attack which they direct against their partner. This is the suggestion from Dr Ian Mitchell, of the University of Birmingham, and Dr Elizabeth Gilchrist, of the University of Coventry, who will present their hypothesis today, Wednesday 24 March 2004 at the British... view more... (2004-03-24)
Relationship violence appears common among college students
Violence between partners, friends and acquaintances appears prevalent both during and before college, according to results of a survey of students at three urban college campuses published in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2008-07-08)
Violence in couples
This is the finding of research presented today, Tuesday 14 September, by Niki Graham-Kevan of the University of Central Lancashire, at The British Psychological Society's Social Psychology Section Annual Conference, held at the University of Lancaster. view more (1999-09-03)
Violence Against Women (pp 1172, 1232)
This week marks the start of a new Lancet series-Violence against Women. Over the next six weeks, the series will discuss current challenges and debates on violence against women and the implications for public health. In the first article, Charlotte Watts and Cathy Zimmerman from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, discuss the... view more... (2002-04-04)
Screening method can play role in disclosure of intimate partner violence
Reported prevalence rates for intimate partner violence can vary, depending on the screening method, type of questionnaire used and health care setting, and women prefer self-completed questionnaires, compared to face-to-face interviews. view more (2006-08-02)
People with parents who fight are more likely to have mental health problems in later life
People with parents who were violent to each other are more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up. view more (2009-05-28)
Sexual violence study finds NY teens victimized at rate higher than national average
The New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, in collaboration with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Youth Violence Prevention, announced the results of a three-year, comprehensive research project on sexual and dating violence among New York City high school students, and the health impact of that violence on... view more... (2008-06-30)
Exposure to family violence compromises physical and mental health of older women
Older African American women exposed to high levels of family violence during their lifetimes are at significantly greater risk of poor health status, according to a report in the current issue of Journal of Women's Health, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. view more (2009-03-06)
Exposure to family violence especially harmful to previously abused children
Millions of American children are exposed to violence in their homes each year, putting them at risk for a variety of emotional and behavioral problems. view more (2008-09-16)
Tackling Sexual Violence (p 1092)
A Health and Human Rights article in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the issue of sexual violence-within the context of the World Report on Violence and Health published this week-and calls for health professionals to play a leading role in identifying victims of sexual violence, especially as there is currently no evidence base for... view more... (2002-10-02)
Violence at work significantly boosts clinical depression risk
Employees subjected to real or threatened violence at work run a major risk of becoming clinically depressed, indicates research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. view more (2006-08-10)
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