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Domestic violence: Screening and management in South Africa [PDF]

South African Family Practice
Violence manifests in various ways in healthcare, including trauma from an undifferentiated patient, psychosomatic illness, substance abuse or dependency and mental health challenges.
Deidré Pretorius, Aviva Ruch
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Domestic Violence [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2012
Domestic violence is a problem that affects the lives of many women both in urban and rural areas. Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are the most prevalent mental health problems related with domestic violence.
Aslihan Okan Ibiloglu
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“From taboo to routine”: a qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Health services are often the first point of professional contact for people who have experienced domestic violence and abuse. We report on the evaluation of a multi-site, hospital-based advocacy intervention for survivors of domestic violence
Sandi Dheensa, Gemma Halliwell, Jennifer Daw, Sue K. Jones, Gene Feder   +4 more
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Technology-facilitated abuse of young adults in the United States: A latent class analysis

Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2023
Awareness of the growing potential for technology-facilitated abuse (TFA) raises questions about the prevalence of the problem overall and in various forms.
Elizabeth Mumford, Poulami Maitra, Jackie Sheridan, Emily F. Rothman, Erica Olsen, Elaina Roberts   +5 more
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Development and Evaluation of an Elder Abuse Forensic Nurse Examiner e-Learning Curriculum

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2020
In Ontario, Canada, there is a need for an easily accessible training for forensic nurse examiners on the provision of care for abused older adults. In this study, our objective was to develop and evaluate a novel elder abuse nurse examiner e-learning ...
Sarah Daisy Kosa PhD, Janice Du Mont EdD, Sheila Macdonald MN   +2 more
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Australian women’s perspectives of routine enquiry into domestic violence before and after birth

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Peripartum women are vulnerable to experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Interactions with health practitioners during maternity care provide a unique opportunity to detect and respond to women who are experiencing IPV. The aim of this
Grace Branjerdporn, Tanya Clonan, Jennifer Boddy, Kerri Gillespie, Rosemary O’Malley, Kathleen Baird   +5 more
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Perspectives on delivering safe and equitable trauma-focused intimate partner violence interventions via virtual means: A qualitative study during COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has been linked with increased rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) and associated experiences of compounded trauma.
Winta Ghidei, Stephanie Montesanti, Lana Wells, Peter H. Silverstone   +3 more
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Effects of Domestic Violence Against Women on Mental Health of Women and Children [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2020
Domestic violence is violence or other abuse by one person against another in cohabitation or marriage. It isn’t surprise that women and children are world’s most victimized person due to domestic violence. Because, they are often powerless.
Behice Han Almiş, Funda Gümüştaş, Emel Koyuncu Kütük   +2 more
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Cry for health: a quantitative evaluation of a hospital-based advocacy intervention for domestic violence and abuse

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) damages the health of survivors and increases use of healthcare services. We report findings from a multi-site evaluation of hospital-based advocacy services, designed to support survivors attending emergency ...
Gemma Halliwell, Sandi Dheensa, Elisabetta Fenu, Sue K. Jones, Jessica Asato, Suzanne Jacob, Gene Feder   +6 more
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A comparison of intimate partner and other sexual assault survivors’ use of different types of specialized hospital-based violence services

BMC Women's Health, 2017
Background Little is known about the health service utilization of women sexually assaulted by their intimate partners, as compared with those sexually assaulted by other perpetrators.
Janice Du Mont, Maryam Woldeyohannes, Sheila Macdonald, Daisy Kosa, Linda Turner   +4 more
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