Domestic violence [[electronic resource] ] : a multi-professional approach for healthcare practitioners / / [edited by] June Keeling and Tom Mason

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453857403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-78557-1; 9786611785574; 0-335-23630-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KeelingJune; MasonTom <1950->
• Disciplina: 362.8292; 362.82920941
• Soggetti: Family violence - Great Britain - Prevention; Family violence - Great Britain; Victims of family violence - Services for - Great Britain; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Content Page; The editors; The contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; Part 1: Recognition; Chapter 2: Abuse and the elderly; Chapter 3: 'Gender symmetry' in domestic violence: a falsely-framed issue; Chapter 4: Female victims of violence; Chapter 5: A child psychiatry perspective: children as victims of adult-adult violence; Chapter 6: Sexual coercion and domestic violence; Chapter 7: Evolutionary psychological perspectives on men's violence against intimate partners; Chapter 8: Effective educational strategies; Part 2: ReactionChapter 9: The impact of the cultural context on the experience of domestic violence; Chapter 10: The political, societal and personal interface of abuse; Chapter 11: Battered women who use violence: implications for practice; Chapter 12: The role of health care professionals in preventing and intervening with intimate partner violence; Chapter 13: Multi-disciplinary working; Part 3: Involvement; ; Chapter 14: Treatment and alcohol; Chapter 15: Domestic violence myths; Chapter 16: Offenders' experiences of interventions; Chapter 17: Couples' approaches to treating intimate partner violenceChapter 18: Domestic violence: a family health perspective; Part 4: Outcome; Chapter 19: Partner homicide including murder-suicide: gender differences; Chapter 20: Relationship conflict and abuse outcomes; Chapter 21: How female victims' responses affect the risk of future assaults by their male intimate partners; Chapter 22: Conclusion; References; Index; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: Takes a multi-agency approach to domestic violence and looks at a large range of issues that impact on those working in the health and social care field. This book considers the commonalities for survivors of abuse and evaluates how health and social care professionals can work towards a positive outcome for various individuals involved.