Family Violence: A Child-Centered, Family-Focused Approach

Dubowitz, Howard; King, Howard

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“…Justice and Calvert (47) found that relationships within the family and with the environment are factors whose balance has an effect on the manifestation of child maltreatment when examined from the viewpoint of systems theory. Kempe et al (48), Lloyd and Emery (49), Dubowitz and King (50) and McCloskey et al (18) suggested that family violence is associated with poor socio‐economic situation and poor family dynamics in a family. The results of the present study are consistent with earlier research (24, 25, 32).…”

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Functioning of child maltreating families: lack of resources for caring within the family

Paavilainen¹,

Åstedt‐Kurki²

2003

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to develop a preliminary theoretical model of functioning of child maltreating families. Child maltreatment was defined as physical, psychological or sexual abuse or neglect caused by the child's primary caregivers. The aim was to generate knowledge needed in developing understanding and the care of these families. Data were collected using interviews with open-ended questions from child maltreating families (n = 20). Transcribed interviews were analysed by using grounded theory and its constant comparative method. The categories of family functioning included structural factors of the family, relationships between family members, relationships outside the family, family strengths, and risk factors and manifestations of maltreatment. The relationships that emerged between these categories included conflicts and negative circles of family life and the effects of child maltreatment on the family. Lack of resources for caring within the family emerged as the core category which described the phenomenon in general and was connected to all other categories of family functioning. The findings can be useful in developing the care of child maltreating families, in nursing education and in preventing child maltreatment.

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“…Child maltreatment and other family violence, such as spousal abuse or violence among children, are inter‐related and often met in the same family (16, 50–54). A high level of different forms of violence in family was also detected in this study.…”

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Functioning of child maltreating families: lack of resources for caring within the family

Paavilainen¹,

Åstedt‐Kurki²

2003

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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“…Family violence, traditionally defined as child and spousal abuse, 1 is prevalent in American society. In 1993, more than 1 million children were the victims of substantiated maltreatment, 2 and each year, approximately 2 million women are severely assaulted by male partners.…”

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Pediatric Injury Resulting From Family Violence

Christian¹,

Scribano²,

Seidl

et al. 1997

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Objective. Children who live in violent households are at risk for emotional and physical injury. Although recent research has addressed the emotional impact of witnessing family violence, no study has addressed the inadvertent physical injuries that result to children who witness family violence. The objective of this study was to describe the causes, types, and patterns of pediatric injuries resulting from family violence.Methods. We reviewed the medical records of 139 children who presented to the emergency department with injuries resulting from domestic violence for demographic information, mechanism of injury, type, location, and severity of injury, treatment, and disposition.Results. Children who were injured during domestic violence ranged in age from 2 weeks to 17 years. Although the mean age of the children identified was 5 years, 48% of the children were younger than 2 years. Although the most common dyad involved in the fight was the mother and father (57% of cases), extended family members and nonrelated adults were involved in almost one third of the cases. The most common mechanism of injury was a direct hit (36%). Of the injured children who were younger than 2 years, 59% were injured while being held by parents. Thirty-nine percent of the children were injured during attempts to intervene in fights. The majority of injuries were to the head (25%), face (19%), and eyes (18%). Young children sustained more head and facial injuries than older children, who had disproportionately more extremity trauma. Medical intervention was indicated in 43% of patients, of which 9% required hospital admission and 2% required surgical or intensive care intervention. Of the 91% of children discharged from the emergency department, 73% returned home, and 27% went to alternative homes.Conclusions. Children sustain a wide range of physical injuries from family violence. Because the majority of injuries are minor, specific inquiry into the causes of all pediatric injuries may help further identify children living among family violence. Pediatrics 1997;99(2). URL: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/99/2/e8; domestic violence, child abuse, family violence, physical injury.

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“…En estos se ha descrito irritabilidad, temor, inquietud, smtomas soma~ticos y conducta regresiva. Muchos viven con miedo y ansiedad porque esperan el proximo episodio violento 2 ' l5 ' 16 Los ninos en edad escolar pueden ser ambivalentes, por un lado pretenden esconder lo que sucede dentro de su hogar, mientras por otro desean que alguien lo descubra y pueda rescatarlos. A su vez, experimentan culpa porque creen que habrian podido evitar la violencia.…”

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Violencia familiar y su impacto sobre el niño

Ulloa¹

1996

Rev. chil. pediatr.

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Family violence is fairly prevalent problem in our society. There are often serious sequelae for abused children and for children who witness different forms of domestic violence (physical, emotional or sexual). Family violence affects children not only incirectly as witness but also as target or victim of egression and in several aspects. Negative effect of these abnormal relationships ere potentially 'ong-term and they may even be trcnsfered to the following generations. A bette' understanding of these issues will enhance comprehensiveness of professional support end provide a better outcome for children and their families.{Keywords child abuse, family violence, punishment.)Aunque las investigaciones en esta area son relativamente recientes, la violencia familiar ha sido reconocida desde la antigiiedad. En 1985 se encontrd, en momias de hace 2 000 a 3 000 anos, ana inci^ncia mucho mayor de fracturas entre las mujeres, cuyo analisis concluy6 que habrian resultado de "violencia en tiempos de paz". El rnaltrato a mujeres y ninos, las formas mas frecuentes de violencia domestica, fue amparado por la ley hasta comienzos del siglo XX 1 " 5 . En 1871, una nina pequena fue severamente golpeada por sus padres adoptivos en Nueva York: los vecinos informaron de las lesiones que sufri6 a la "Sociedad para la Preven-ci6n de la Crueldad en Animates", que en esa epoca era la unica autoridad legal disponible. Poco tiempo despues se cre6 la "Sociedad para la Prevenci6n de la Crueldad en Ninos"; sin embargo, s61o en 1961 Henry Kempe describid el "smdrome del nino golpeado", contribuyendo al reconocimiento del abuso infantil como un problema importante y frecuente 2 ' 6 .Si bien parte del abuso de ninos es hecho por extranos, 85% de los casos se deben a personas que el nino conoce, por lo general el padre o la madre. Ninos de todas las edades y condiciones socioeconomicas son victimas de abuso fi'sico. 1. Unidad de saJud mental infantil y juvenil, Servicio de Salud Metropolitano Norte.psiquico o sexual cometido por los padres verdaderos, sustitutos, abuelos u otros miembros de la familia en sus propios hogares 2 ' ? -7 -8 . La violencia ocurre en todas las clases sociales y afecta a todos los miembros de la familia, especialmente a los ninos, que suelen ser testigos y, en alta proporcidn, tambien victimas de 6sta 3 -6 , a pesar de lo cual las consultas por este problema suelen ser escasas 1 ' 2 ' 5 ' 8 " 10 . Definicion de violencia intrafamiliar y maltrato infantilAun no hay consenso en una defmicion de violencia intrafamiliar o dome'stica. Esta alude a todas las formas de abuso que ticnen lugar en las relaciones entre los miembros de una familia 11 . La violencia intrafamiliar es toda accion u omisi6n cometida por un miembro de una familia, que menoscaba la vida, integridad fisica, psico!6gica o la libertad de otro miembro de ella y causa dano al desarrollo de la personalidad del agredido' ] .Para poder calificar una situacion familiar como caso de violencia dome'stica, el abuso debe ser de cierta duraci<5n, permanente o peri6d...

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Family Violence: A Child-Centered, Family-Focused Approach

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Functioning of child maltreating families: lack of resources for caring within the family

Functioning of child maltreating families: lack of resources for caring within the family

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