News tagged with domestic abuse
Women's voice blocked by asylum seeking process -- study reveals
Women refugees are not being processed fairly according to a University of Melbourne led study.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2011 |
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Universal screening programs can uncover abuse, study finds
Screening every woman who comes to a health care centre does increase the number who acknowledge they have been abused by their partners, a new study confirms.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Out with LGBTQ bullying
Imagine, for a moment, how it feels to be verbally or physically assaulted on a regular basis. In families, it's considered domestic abuse. In workplaces, it's labeled harassment. Both are punishable by law.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010 |
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International law permits abusive fathers custody of children
A new survey of court cases against battered women living abroad shows that when the women left their abusive partners and returned with their children to the United States, half of the time, U.S. courts sent the children ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 07, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Health care plays role in domestic abuse screening
Domestic violence is a health care problem of epidemic proportions in Pennsylvania and across the country. Nationally, nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a current ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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Victimized children involved with disasters more likely to have mental health issues
A new national study not only has confirmed that children who have been exposed to disasters from earthquakes to fires are more prone to emotional problems, but many of those children may already have been experiencing maltreatment, ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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For Domestic Violence Victims, a Little Financial Literacy Goes a Long Way
(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning how to manage her own money can help a woman recover from domestic abuse and avoid it in the future.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2010 |
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Mad? Sad? Glad? People with severe mental illness can't easily 'read' their partner's feelings
(PhysOrg.com) -- For a healthy couple in a romantic relationship, getting along can be hard enough. But what if one person has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2010 |
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Why some women have real reason to fear the World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence to have a plan in place should their partners turn violent during the World Cup, and to avoid the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Alcohol Increases Women’s Risk of Intimate Partner Violence
Alcohol increases the risk of violence in couples — especially violence both to and by the female partner. A new study of couples that experienced intimate partner violence found 30.2 percent reported alcohol use before or ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Electronic medical records could be used as a predictor of domestic abuse
Doctors could predict a patient's risk of receiving a domestic abuse diagnosis years in advance by using electronic medical records as an early warning system, according to research published on BMJ.com today.
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Researchers Find Group Therapy Benefits Homeless Veterans Prone to Violence
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study examines the rates of violence among homeless veterans and their partners and the significant results of group therapy.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Men abuse more but women more likely to be arrested
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into domestic violence shows that men abuse more than women do but women are three times more likely to be arrested; men inflict more violence than women do and are more likely ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 28, 2009 |
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