Psychological intimate partner violence: The major predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder in abused women

MA Pico-Alfonso - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2005 - Elsevier
Intimate partner violence (IPV) significantly impacts women mental and physical wellbeing
and therefore represents a worldwide public health problem. A clear association between …

Intimate partner violence among Asian immigrant communities: Health/mental health consequences, help-seeking behaviors, and service utilization

YS Lee, L Hadeed - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious epidemic among Asian immigrant communities.
Yet little is known about the scope, nature, and related contextual, cultural, and social factors …

Domestic violence perpetrator programs: A proposal for evidence-based standards in the United States

J Babcock, N Armenti, C Cannon, K Lauve-Moon… - Partner …, 2016 - escholarship.org
In the United States, the judicial system response to violence between intimate partners, or
intimate partner violence (IPV), typically mandates that adjudicated perpetrators complete a …

The impact of different types of intimate partner violence on the mental and physical health of women in different ethnic groups

KK Lacey, MD McPherson, PS Samuel… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Intimate partner violence, including threats, stalking, emotional, physical, and sexual assault
by a spouse or partner, has significant influences on the well-being of women of all racial …

The lived experience of women victims of intimate partner violence

AY Loke, MLE Wan, M Hayter - Journal of clinical nursing, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims and objectives. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the lived experience
of female victims of intimate partner violence. Background. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is …

Sexual violence against women and children in Chinese societies

KL Chan - Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
This article provides a comprehensive overview of the reported patterns of sexual violence
against women and children in China. It reviews the prevalence of and risk factors for …

The CES-D in Chinese American women: construct validity, diagnostic validity for major depression, and cultural response bias

Z Li, MHR Hicks - Psychiatry research, 2010 - Elsevier
Previous studies of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in
Chinese Americans describe internal reliability and factor structure. We report CES-D …

Intimate partner violence and psychological health in a sample of Asian and Caucasian women: The roles of social support and coping

J Lee, EC Pomeroy, TM Bohman - Journal of Family Violence, 2007 - Springer
This study examined the potential mediating effects of social support and coping strategies
on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and psychological outcomes. A …

Depression among women experiencing intimate partner violence in a Chinese community

JYH Wong, A Tiwari, DYT Fong, J Humphreys… - Nursing …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background: Depression is one of the significant mental health impacts of intimate partner
violence. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the factors associated with …

Help-seeking behaviors among Chinese Americans with depressive symptoms

P Leung, M Cheung, V Tsui - Social work, 2012 - academic.oup.com
An exploratory survey indicated that the depression prevalence among Chinese Americans
is 17.4 percent. Of 516 respondents, 34.9 percent preferred seeking advice from friends or …