Up until relatively recently, mental health experts believed that domestic violence had only a limited impact on children and that children who did not directly witness the violence weren’t affected at all. Perhaps the severity of domestic violence and its impact on children was just too painful for society to face. In any case, we […]
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Considering that abuse has no definitive boundaries, it can involve anything from occasional verbal abuse to more extreme abuse that can include verbal, sexual, physical and mental abuse that occurs on a regular basis. In an ideal environment, children typically do as their parents or guardians do, not as they say. This is where life […]
In the United States, every 9 seconds a woman is battered and every year about 4,000,000 women are battered by their partners (Domestic Violence, 2005). Since a large number of women are abused by their husbands, it is important to study the characteristics of men who batter and women who are battered. Research on this […]
Have you been a victim of domestic violence? Do you want to recover from the emotional and physical trauma you went through? For help understanding how you can recover from domestic violence and what type of professional help is available, therapist Maren Gleason, LCSW. Tell me a little about yourself. I am a licensed clinical […]