Intimate partner violence, which describes physical or sexual assault, or both, of a spouse or
sexual Intimate, is a common health-care issue. In this article, I have reviewed research on …

BACKGROUND: Various aspects of neuropsychologic function have been reported to be
abnormal in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, the majority of …

Many studies of violence against women focus on the impact of abuse on the victim's
emotional and physical well-being. Here the authors expand the conceptualization of the …

Although the literature indicates that there is an association of victimization with substance
abuse, there has been limited research focused on understanding and synthesizing the …

Guided by the cognitive theory of stress and coping and the comprehensive health-seeking
and coping paradigm, this study examines associations among intimate partner abuse and …

The purposes of this study were to examine the structural properties of the social support
networks of female survivors of violence and abuse and to investigate the quality of the …

Abstract This study of Japanese American women and immigrant women from Japan
investigated the relationship between posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and the …

Our purpose in this chapter is to examine the nature of comorbidity of psychological
disorders with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a specific emphasis on potential …

This study explored the use of therapeutic ritual in the treatment of two women who had
been battered in intimate relationships. In addition to domestic violence, the participants had …

Significant research indicates the importance of culturally relevant factors for coping with
mental health problems among African American women survivors of partner abuse. This …