Spouse Abuse and Neglect
Resources for Patients and Caregivers
In the initial tension building stage, the signs of abuse are beginning to appear. The abuser and the victim may have more arguments, accusations begin, and the victim begins to feel as if she does nothing right. In fact, if she disagrees with her spouse, she becomes fearful of making the situation worse.
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: 48-Spouse Abuse or Neglect
Diagnosis: The Wikipedia article title is “Domestic Violence.”
US Patients:
World Patients: The less sexual equality, the more likely abuse against women. 1993-UN opposed wife-beating.
Sex Ratio: 90+%? Against women. The world has been slow to change.
Age Onset:
Brain Area: defined as,”all physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence against a family member or intimate partner.” “Family abuse” includes abuse against children and the elderly.
Symptoms:
Progression:
Causes:
Medications:
Therapies: Mobile apps and court systems are now recognizing domestic violence more.
Youtube Video: Feeling Emotionally Neglected in Marriage
Youtube Video: It’s Time To Talk About Psychological and Verbal Abuse
Amazon or Library Book: Gaslighting Recovery Workbook (“Gaslighting” means manipulating someone psychologically until they question their own sanity.)
Click the book to link or order from Amazon.
Support Group: thehotline.org; 799-799-7233
(National Domestic Abuse Hotline)
Resources for Physicians, Counselors and Researchers
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
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PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reportingby Munaza Batool Rizvi on January 1, 2024
Healthcare providers in Pennsylvania are mandated reporters of suspected child abuse; if a mandated reporter has reasonable cause to suspect a child was or is a victim of child abuse, the mandated reporter must immediately make a report of suspected child abuse in accordance with the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL), 23 Pa.C.S. Chapter 63 (relating to child protective services). This not only requires an understanding of the categories and common indicators of child abuse but...
- Combinations of Parent-Related Risk Factors Explaining Family Violence Toward Children and Spouseby Tuija Leppäkoski on November 8, 2023
The purpose of the study was to investigate parent-related risk factor combinations that explain family violence (FV), which refers to intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (CM). The data were collected from parents with a 4-year-old child using a nationwide retrospective cross-sectional survey conducted in Finland (FinChildren) (N = 10,737). The research questions were as follows: (a) How are parent-related risk factors associated with FV against children and the spouse? (b) How does...
- 'We don't get money in our own hands': evidence from focus group discussions on economic abuse against women in two states of Indiaby Janina Isabel Steinert on October 5, 2023
CONCLUSION: Economic abuse has the potential to trap women in abusive relationships. Effective interventions to reduce economic abuse and economically empower women such as financial inclusion programmes are urgently needed. Stricter penalisation of dowry-related violence and spousal abuse is also required.
- Determinants of wife-beating justification amongst men in southern African countries: Evidence from demographic and health surveysby Mluleki Tsawe on August 16, 2023
Domestic violence remains a major social challenge in many countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to identify factors associated with wife-beating amongst men and determine the levels of justification. Demographic and Health Survey data from four southern African countries were used. Using a weighted sample of 26 441 men aged 15-49 years; analysis was conducted at bivariate and multivariate levels. The results indicated that a quarter of study participants endorsed...