Intimate Partner Violence

...an excellent book, a major compilation and unique in its approach.

• 1. Emerging Health Policy on Intimate Partner Violence, Connie Mitchell ; 2. Defining Intimate Partner Violence: Controversies and Implications, Christina Nicolaidis and Anuradha Paranjape ; 3. Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence, Linda E. Saltzman and Deborah Houry ; 4. Explanatory Frameworks for Intimate Partner Violence, Connie Mitchell and Magdalena Vanya ; 5. Economic Analysis and the Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence, Phaedra S. Corso ; 6. International Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence, Gregory Luke Larkin and Stephen C. Morris ; 7. Sociocultural Considerations, Sujata Warrier ; 8. Diagnosis through Disclosure and Pattern Recognition, Deirdre Anglin ; 9. Risk Factors for Victimization, Sheryl L. Heron ; 10. Risk Factor for Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: Typologies and Characteristics of Batterers, L.Kevin Hamberger ; 11. Chronic Physical Symptoms in Survivors of Violence, Christina Nicolaides and Jane Leibshutz ; 12. Mental Health Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence, Carole Warshaw, Phyllis Brashler, and Jessica Gill ; 13. Drug and Alcohol Dependency in Intimate Partner Violence, Carol B. Cunradi ; 14. Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence, Sharon R. Wilson ; 15. Maxillofacial Injuries in Intimate Partner Violence, Sharon R. Wilson, Thomas B. Dodson, and Leslie R. Halpern ; 16. Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence, Ellen Taliaferro, Dean Hawley, George McClane, and Gael Strack ; 17. Soft Tissue and Cutaneous Injury Patterns, Daniel J. Sheridan, Katherine R. Nash, Christine A. Poulos, Lynne Fauerbach, and Sandra Watt ; 18. Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, Peggy E. Goodman ; 19. Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse, Carolyn Sachs and Linda J. Gromberg ; 20. A Public Health Approach to Intimate Partner Violence, Meghan E. Howe and Elaine J. Alpert ; 21. Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence: Toward a Developmental, Social-Ecological Model, Daniel J. Whitaker, Diane M. Hall, and Ann L. Coker ; 22. Acute Intervention for Intimate Partner Violence in the Medical Setting, Gregory Luke Larkin and Jennifer Parks ; 23. Safety Planning, Danger, and Lethality Assessment, Jacquelyn Campbell and Nancy Glass ; 24. Mental Health Treatment for Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence, Carole Warshaw and Phyllis Brashler ; 25. Strength and Resilience in Battered Women and Their Children, Jacquelyn Campbell, Phyllis Sharps, and Kerry Parsons ; 26. Long Term Healthcare Interventions, Therese Zink and Karen LLoyd ; 27. Developing a Health System Response to Intimate Partner Violence, Brigid McCaw and Krista Kotz ; 28. Civil and Criminal Justice Remedies, Sarah Buehl and Eliza Hirst ; 29. Medical and Forensic Documentation, Sarah Buehl and Eliza Hirst ; 30. Treatment Approaches for Men Who Batter Their Partners, L. Kevin Hamberger, Jeffrey M. Lohr, Lisa M. Parker, and Tricia Witte ; 31. Stalking Victimization: The Management of its Consequences, Keith Davis and Mindy Mechanic ; 32. Weapons and Intimate Partner Violence, Susan Sorenson ; 33. The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Children, Cynthia Kuelbs ; 34. Adolescent Relationship Violence, Lyndee Knox, Carmela Lomonaco, and Elaine Alpert ; 35. Intimate Partner Violence in the Elderly and Disabled Population, Diana Koin ; 36. Caring for the Care Provider, Jane Liebshutz ; Index