Child abuse in the context of domestic violence: prevalence, explanations, and practice implications.
This article addresses the following questions: (a) How common is child abuse among domestically violent families? (b) Are there specific patterns of child abuse among domestically violent families? (c) What may explain occurrences of child abuse in domestically violent families? (d) How might domestic violence affect treatment for child abuse? We review research on child abuse in the context of domestic violence. We discuss implications of this research for service-delivery programs for domestically violent families.
Jouriles
Ernest N
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Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275-0442, USA. ejourile@smu.edu
McDonald
Renee
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Slep
Amy M Smith
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Heyman
Richard E
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Garrido
Edward
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D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D002657:Child Development; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology