
Intimate Partner Violence
A Health-Based Perspective
Connie Mitchell(Editor)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 2. July 2009
Book
Hardback
592 pages
978-0-19-517932-3 (ISBN)
Description
Intimate partner violence is a challenging problem that health professionals encounter on a daily basis. This volume thoroughly compiles the current knowledge and health science and provides a strong foundation for students, educators, clinicians, and researchers on prevention, assessment, and intervention.
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...an excellent book, a major compilation and unique in its approach. * PsycCritiques *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 halftones, 30 color & 20 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1202 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-517932-3 (9780195179323)
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E-Book
06/2009
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€96.49
Available for download
Person
Editor
Director, Domestic Violence Education, California Medical Training CenterDirector, Domestic Violence Education, California Medical Training Center, University of California, Davis
Content
1. Emerging Health Policy on Intimate Partner Violence, Connie Mitchell ; 2. Defining Intimate Partner Violence: Controversies and Implications, Christina Nicolaidis and Anuradha Paranjape ; 3. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence, Linda E. Saltzman and Deborah Houry ; 4. Explanatory Frameworks for Intimate Partner Violence, Connie Mitchell and Magdalena Vanya ; 5. Economic Analysis and the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence, Phaedra S. Corso ; 6. International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence, Gregory Luke Larkin and Stephen C. Morris ; 7. Sociocultural Considerations, Sujata Warrier ; 8. Diagnosis through Disclosure and Pattern Recognition, Deirdre Anglin ; 9. Risk Factors for Victimization, Sheryl L. Heron ; 10. Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: Typologies and Characteristics of Batterers, L.Kevin Hamberger ; 11. Chronic Physical Symptoms in Survivors of Violence, Christina Nicolaides and Jane Leibshutz ; 12. Mental Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence, Carole Warshaw, Phyllis Brashler, and Jessica Gill ; 13. Drug and Alcohol Dependency in Intimate Partner Violence, Carol B. Cunradi ; 14. Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence, Sharon R. Wilson ; 15. Maxillofacial Injuries in Intimate Partner Violence, Sharon R. Wilson, Thomas B. Dodson, and Leslie R. Halpern ; 16. Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence, Ellen Taliaferro, Dean Hawley, George McClane, and Gael Strack ; 17. Soft Tissue and Cutaneous Injury Patterns, Daniel J. Sheridan, Katherine R. Nash, Christine A. Poulos, Lynne Fauerbach, and Sandra Watt ; 18. Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, Peggy E. Goodman ; 19. Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse, Carolyn Sachs and Linda J. Gromberg ; 20. A Public Health Approach to Intimate Partner Violence, Meghan E. Howe and Elaine J. Alpert ; 21. Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence: Toward a Developmental, Social-Ecological Model, Daniel J. Whitaker, Diane M. Hall, and Ann L. Coker ; 22. Acute Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence in the Medical Setting, Gregory Luke Larkin and Jennifer Parks ; 23. Safety Planning, Danger, and Lethality Assessment, Jacquelyn Campbell and Nancy Glass ; 24. Mental Health Treatment for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Carole Warshaw and Phyllis Brashler ; 25. Strength and Resilience in Battered Women and Their Children, Jacquelyn Campbell, Phyllis Sharps, and Kerry Parsons ; 26. Long Term Healthcare Interventions, Therese Zink and Karen LLoyd ; 27. Developing a Health System Response to Intimate Partner Violence, Brigid McCaw and Krista Kotz ; 28. Civil and Criminal Justice Remedies, Sarah Buehl and Eliza Hirst ; 29. Medical and Forensic Documentation, Sarah Buehl and Eliza Hirst ; 30. Treatment Approaches for Men Who Batter Their Partners, L. Kevin Hamberger, Jeffrey M. Lohr, Lisa M. Parker, and Tricia Witte ; 31. Stalking Victimization: The Management of its Consequences, Keith Davis and Mindy Mechanic ; 32. Weapons and Intimate Partner Violence, Susan Sorenson ; 33. The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Children, Cynthia Kuelbs ; 34. Adolescent Relationship Violence, Lyndee Knox, Carmela Lomonaco, and Elaine Alpert ; 35. Intimate Partner Violence in the Elderly and Disabled Population, Diana Koin ; 36. Caring for the Care Provider, Jane Liebshutz ; Index