Intimate partner violence in Greece: a study of 664 consecutive forensic clinical examinations

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a well-known phenomenon, which affects mostly women. While IPV victims may attend emergency departments (EDs) seeking medical care, not all of them will make an allegation against their abusers. Objective The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and the characteristics of the victims, who had made an allegation about the violent incident and had been examined by a forensic pathologist for judicial purposes, and had attended EDs seeking medical care, before the forensic examination. Methods We reviewed the archives of clinical examinations that were conducted at the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens during a 5-year period (2012–16). Results Six hundred sixty-four clinical examinations were conducted at our Department for IPV allegations. According to our findings, women were more likely to seek medical care than men. Victims who have attended EDs were more likely to have sustained injuries located at least on the head or on the lower limbs. Conclusion The majority of IPV victims in the broader region of Attica (Greece) were women, usually married, and aged between 30 and 49 years old. Despite the fact that the majority of IPV incidents are not reported to police, every person who is engaged in the process of dealing with IPV victims has to be educated and adequately informed about this phenomenon, its implications and the possible ways to deal with it. Furthermore, victims need to be educated and informed adequately in waiting rooms of EDs.

Homens e acidentes de trânsito e o atendimento pré-hospitalar móvel

Objetivo: caracterizar o atendimento pré-hospitalar prestados a homens vítimas de acidentes de trânsito. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal, numa sede do Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência, compondo-se a amostra por 2.365 registros de atendimentos documentados em prontuários de homens que sofreram acidentes por causas externas. Apresentaram-se os resultados em tabelas. Resultados: identificou-se um elevado índice de acidentes de trânsito envolvendo motocicletas com homens jovens em idade produtiva, onde a grande maioria dos atendimentos foi realizada por USB e o turno de maior incidência foi o noturno. Conclusão: verificou-se, por meio do estudo, a indispensabilidade de medidas de ações preventivas, educativas e de fiscalização no trânsito por parte de órgãos. Descritores: Masculinidades; Saúde do Homem; Causas Externas; Acidentes de Trânsito Acidente de Tráfego, Traumatismos; Assistência de Ambulatorial.AbstractObjective: to characterize the prehospital care provided to men victims of traffic accidents. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study at a Mobile Emergency Service Headquarters, comprising a sample of 2,365 records of care documented in medical records of men who suffered accidents due to external causes. Results were presented in tables. Results: a high rate of traffic accidents involving motorcycles with young men of productive age was identified, where most of the attendance was performed by BSU and the shift with the highest incidence was nocturnal. Conclusion: it was verified, through the study, the indispensability of preventive, educational and inspection measures in the transit by organs. Descriptors: Masculinities; Human Health; External Causes; Traffic-Accidents. Traffic Accident. Injuries. Ambulatory Care.ResumenObjetivo: caracterizar la atención pre hospitalaria prestada a hombres víctimas de accidentes de tránsito. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, transversal, en una sede del Servicio de Atención Móvil de Urgencia, con muestra compuesta por 2.365 registros de atendimientos documentados en prontuarios de hombres que sufrieron accidentes por causas externas. Se presentaron los resultados en tablas. Resultados: se identificó un elevado índice de accidentes de tránsito involucrando motocicletas con hombres jóvenes en edad productiva, donde la gran mayoría de las atenciones fue realizada por USB y el turno de mayor incidencia fue el nocturno. Conclusión: se verificó, por medio del estudio, la indispensable de medidas de acciones preventivas, educativas y de fiscalización en el tránsito por parte de órganos. Descriptores: Masculinidades; Salud del Hombre; Causas Externas; Accidentes de Tráfico Accidente de Tráfico, Traumatismos; Atención Ambulatoria.

DAMPAK PSIKOLOGIS SISWA KORBAN BULLYING DI SMA NEGERI 1 BARUMUN

The purpose of this study was to determine the psychological impact of victims of bullying on students of SMA Negeri 1 Barumun. Respondents in this study were two people who were taken purposively by criteria: a) women / men victims of bullying, b) class X da XI. Informants in this study were parents, teachers and one friend of each research respondent. This research method is qualitative with a phenomenological approach. Data collection techniques are carried out by observation, interviews, and documentation. Phenomenology data analysis stages are: 1) data organization, 2) coding and analysis, 3) testing of guesses, 4) important things as analysis strategies. The results of the study are: 1) the forms of bullying experienced by the subject in school are the three forms of bullying namely physical, verbal, and psychological bullying; 2) factors that cause students to be bullied, which tend to be due to students who are physically small and weak, students who lack confidence, are difficult to adjust to the environment, and are considered unattractive in adolescents such as students with brown skin, curly hair, and others; 3) bullying in schools has an impact that can hinder the development of students at school, victims of bullying are afraid and then withdraw from their classmates, become passive and feel less focused on participating in classroom teaching and learning activities. Keywords: psychological impact, bullying Abstrak: Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak psikologis korban bullying pada siswa SMA Negeri 1 Barumun. Responden dalam penelitian ini adalah dua orang yang diambil secara purposive dengan kriteria : a) perempuan/laki-laki korban bullying, b) kelas X da XI. Informan dalam penelitian ini adalah orangtua, guru dan satu orang teman dari setiap responden penelitian. Metode penelitian ini adalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Tahapan analisis data fenomenologi adalah : 1) organisasi data, 2) koding dan analisis, 3) pengujian terhadap dugaan, 4) hal-hal penting sebagai strategi analisis. Hasil penelitian adalah: 1) bentuk bullying yang dialami subjek di sekolah adalah ketiga bentuk bullying yaitu bullying fisik, verbal, dan psikologis; 2) faktor yang menyebabkan siswa dibully yaitu cenderung dikarenakan adanya siswa yang mempunyai fisik kecil dan lemah, siswa yang kurang percaya diri, susah menyesuaikan dengan lingkungan, dan dianggap tidak menarik di lingkungan usia remaja seperti siswa yang mempunyai kulit sawo matang, rambut ikal, dan lain sebagainya; 3) bullying di sekolah mempunyai dampak yang dapat menghambat perkembangan siswa di sekolah, korban bullying merasa takut lalu menarik diri dari teman-teman di kelas nya, menjadi pasif dan merasa kurang fokus mengikuti kegiatan belajar mengajar di kelas. Kata kunci : dampak psikologis, bullying

Invisible violence - when a woman is an executioner: review of the studies

Domestic violence is a global issue that crosses national borders, as well as socio-economic, cultural, racial and class differences. This problem is widely dispersed geographically, which made it typical and tolerated in many social environments. The violence used by an intimate partner Intimate Partner Violence is a currently accepted term used to describe "violence in family" or "domestic violence". IPV is traditionally understood as a crime committed by strong, dominant men against vulnerable women. This issue appears regularly in public debates, the media and scientific studies. However, the violence used by women against men is still a taboo subject. Research on this phenomenon is still rare. However, domestic violence exerted by women is a reality, it occurs virtually in every society, although to a different degree. The aim of the article is to show the violence against men exerted by women, as well as the causes and effects of the phenomenon. Institutional forms of support for men - victims of violence - in selected French-speaking countries were also presented. The article is based on the monographic method - the analysis of available scientific sources (published in English, French and Polish) describing the phenomenon being diagnosed

MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA, ETIOLOGY AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the profile of patients with facial trauma admitted in a hospital located in a metropolitan area of Northeast Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional and exploratory study was performed. A total of 244 cases were in agreement with the eligibility criteria. The variables include the sociodemographic characteristics of patients, etiology, type of trauma, treatment modalities, length of stay in a hospital and quarter of care. Descriptive statistics and Cluster Analysis were performed. Results: The average age of patients was 31.16 years (SD = 15.17 years) and average hospitalization was 6.32 days (SD = 7.75 days). It was verified the automatic formation of four clusters with different profiles of patients. The variables which most contributed to the external differentiation between clusters were: length of stay in a hospital (p <0.001), etiology (p <0.001), type of facial trauma (p <0.001), presence of associated trauma (p <0.001), treatment modalities (p <0.001) and quarter of care (p <0.001). Conclusion: The most of patients were men, victims of traffic accidents, which suffered fracture of zygomatic complex and underwent surgery. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Study.

Psychosexual Indicators of Sexual Violence in Children and Adolescents

Purpose:Searchof psychosexual indicators of sexual violence.Object:Infant and juvenile victims of sexual offends (51 persons).Method:Sexological.Results:Psychosexual disorders associated with sexual violence were observed in 24%.For children of 3-7 years set is significant:Sexualization of behavior:– french kissing with friends;– interest to intimate parts of body;– a frequent situating of fingers in perineum;– inserting into genitals different subjects;– seizing for a breast or genitals.Description to strangers those sexual actions which with them were realized.For children of 7-12 years set is significant:Sexualization of behavior: – tempting behavior with persons of an opposite sex with make a suggestion of sexual contact;– imitation of sexual contact;– masturbation in public place.Unusual sexual knowledge for this age.For male adolescents set is significant:Psychosexual dissociation: platonic and erotic libido is heterosexual, sexual libido is homosexual.Disorders of identity: feminine identity and hyper-role behavior only with coevals of own sex.For female adolescents set is significant:Psychosexual dissociation:– love for the concrete coeval with lack of sexual desire to him;– presence of physiological sexual reactions on without personality object (heroes of books, television movies, etc.).Illegible erotic behavior and lack of sexual desire.Sexual aversion, restrictions of verbal contacts with young men, victims terminate to use of formal female attributes.Conclusion:Results may be used for differential diagnostics of sexual development's disorders of different genesis.