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Download full textNational Center on Child Abuse and Neglect (DHHS/OHDS), Washington, DC. – 1991
Family violence is a widespread problem; research has shown multiple factors are associated with family violence. Types of family violence include spouse abuse; elder abuse and neglect; child abuse and neglect; parent abuse; and sibling abuse. There are three types of spouse abuse: physical abuse, sexual violence, and psychological/emotional…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elder Abuse
Peer reviewedAllers, Christopher T.; And Others – Journal of Counseling and Development, 1992
Presents case studies and discussions regarding 3 observed characteristics of unresolved childhood sexual abuse in adult survivors over 65 years of age. Specifically, chronic depression, elder abuse, and misdiagnosis of residual abuse trauma as dementia or mental illness are compared to parallel issues identified by researchers working with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Depression (Psychology), Elder Abuse
American Psychological Association, Washington, DC. – 1996
The American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on Violence and the Family was convened to bring psychological research and clinical experience to bear on the problem of family violence and to make recommendations for solutions. This report of the Task Force highlights the need for a systematic, multi-faceted, multidisciplinary, and…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Cultural Influences
