Families seeking services for sexual abuse: Intimate partner violence, mothers’ psychological distress, and mother-adolescent conflict.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernest N. Jouriles ◽  
Tricia Gower ◽  
Caitlin Rancher ◽  
Emily Johnson ◽  
Mindy L. Jackson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Adolescent Conflict

What Works to Reduce Victimization? Synthesizing What We Know and Where to Go From Here

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 285-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Fox ◽  
John A. Shjarback
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Program Evaluations ◽  
What Works ◽  
Future Program

While some attention has been paid to “what works” to reduce crime, little is known about the effectiveness of programs designed to reduce victimization. This study systematically reviews 83 program evaluations to identify what works to (a) reduce victimization, (b) enhance beliefs/attitudes about victims, and (c) improve knowledge/awareness of victimization issues. Evidence-based findings are organized around 4 major forms of victimization, including bullying, intimate partner violence, sexual abuse, and other general forms of victimization. Determining whether certain types of programs can reduce the risk of victimization has important implications for improving people’s quality of life. Based on our findings, we offer several promising directions for the next generation of research on evaluating victimization programs. The goal of this study is to improve the strength of future program evaluations, replications, and other systematic reviews as researchers and practitioners continue to learn what works to reduce victimization.

Alcohol abuse, psychological distress, and suicidal thoughts are associated with intimate partner violence among parents’ with children

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 76-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Sipilä ◽  
Tuovi Hakulinen ◽  
Mika Helminen ◽  
Johanna Seppänen ◽  
Eija Paavilainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts

Physical and sexual intimate partner violence and reported serious psychological distress in the 2007 BRFSS

2009 ◽  
Vol 54 (S1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie J. Edwards ◽  
Michele C. Black ◽  
Satvinder Dhingra ◽  
Lela McKnight-Eily ◽  
Geraldine S. Perry
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Serious Psychological Distress ◽  
Sexual Intimate Partner Violence

Intimate Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane S. Sillman
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Violent Behavior ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Gay Couples

Intimate-partner violence describes relationships characterized by intentional controlling or violent behavior by someone who is in an intimate relationship with the victim. The abuser’s controlling behavior may take many forms, including psychological abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, economic control, and social isolation. Abuse may ultimately lead to the death of the victim from homicide or suicide. Typically, an abusive relationship goes through cycles of violence. There are periods of calm, followed by increasing tension in the abuser, outbursts of violence, and return to periods of calm. These cycles often spiral toward increasing violence over time. The victims of intimate-partner violence are usually women, but intimate-partner violence is also a significant problem for gay couples and for the disabled and elderly of both sexes. This review discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and prevention of intimate-partner violence. Risk factors for experiencing violence, risk factors for perpetrating violence, and consequences of abuse are also analyzed. This review contains 5 figures, 14 tables, and 30 references. Keywords: Domestic abuse, intimate-partner violence, elder abuse, child abuse, batterer, sexual abuse, physical abuse

Correspondence Between Self-Report Measures and Clinician Assessments of Psychopathology in Female Intimate Partner Violence Survivors

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 1501-1523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan W. Cody ◽  
Judiann M. Jones ◽  
Matthew J. Woodward ◽  
Catherine A. Simmons ◽  
J. Gayle Beck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Event Scale

Intimate partner violence (IPV) has potentially severe and long-lasting mental health consequences for survivors, including elevated symptoms and diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The current study examined the relationship between three self-report measures of psychological distress and ratings obtained from the corresponding clinician-administered measures in women seeking assessment for mental health problems following IPV ( N = 185). PTSD symptoms were assessed using the self-report Impact of Event Scale–Revised (IES-R) and the interview-based Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Depression symptoms were assessed using the self-report Beck Depression Inventory–II (BDI-II) and the depressive disorders sections from the clinician-administered Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule–IV (ADIS-IV). Anxiety symptoms were assessed using the self-report Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and the clinician-administered GAD section from the ADIS-IV. Results indicated that psychological distress was prevalent in the sample, with 27% receiving a PTSD diagnosis, 40% diagnosed with a depressive disorder, and 55% meeting criteria for GAD. Although each self-report measure was significantly and positively correlated with its corresponding clinician-administered measure, rates of diagnostic concordance were mixed. The BDI-II showed a high degree of agreement with the ADIS-IV depression section, but the IES-R and the CAPS were discordant at classifying PTSD. The BAI had acceptable sensitivity but poor specificity in relation to the ADIS-IV GAD section. These findings suggest that multiple assessment modalities should be considered when rating symptoms and estimating the prevalence of diagnoses among survivors of IPV.

Sexting and Young Adolescents: Associations with Sexual Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 481-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanani E. Titchen ◽  
Sofya Maslyanskaya ◽  
Ellen J. Silver ◽  
Susan M. Coupey
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Young Adolescents
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