WPA International Competency-Based Curriculum for Mental Health Providers on Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Against Women

Violence against women (VAW) is currently one of the main problems in El Salvador, which leads the ranking of femicides in the world. We conducted the first national survey on VAW in El Salvador following the World Health Organization (WHO) methodology, to determine the impact of violence on women’s mental health ( N = 1,274). Women who had experienced intimate partner violence showed significantly poorer mental health and more suicidal ideations. Common mental disorders were significantly associated with the experience of all forms of violence, after adjusting for sociodemographic variables and stressful life experiences. The results are discussed in connection with the primary care protocols and the design of public policies.

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Queering desistance: Chrononormativity, afterwardsness and young men’s sexual intimate partner violence

Criminology & Criminal Justice ◽

10.1177/1748895820937328 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 604-616

Author(s):

Kalle Berggren ◽

Lucas Gottzén ◽

Hanna Bornäs

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Queer Theory ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Life Trajectories ◽

Criminological Research ◽

Sexual Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Queer Temporality

Queer criminology has primarily focused on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people as victims and perpetrators of crime, as well as on the criminalization of non-heterosexual practices. In this article, we contribute to the emerging discussions on how queer theory can be used in relation to criminological research by exploring desistance processes from a queer temporality perspective. Desistance research emphasizes how and why individuals cease offending and is often guided by a teleology in which individuals are expected to mature and develop new, non-criminal identities. Work on queer temporality, in contrast, has developed thinking that destabilizes chronology and troubles normative life trajectories. In this article, we draw on queer temporality perspectives, particularly the concepts of chrononormativity and afterwardsness, in analysing narratives of young men who have used sexual violence against women partners in Sweden. We demonstrate how criminal identities may develop in retrospect, after desisting, and that identity and behaviour may not necessarily go together.

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Violence against women, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006815 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 51 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Franciele Marabotti Costa Leite ◽

Maria Helena Costa Amorim ◽

Fernando C Wehrmeister ◽

Denise Petrucci Gigante

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Maternal History ◽

Care Services ◽

Primary Care Services ◽

History Of

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with psychological, physical and sexual violence in women victims of intimate partner violence assisted in the primary care services. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in 26 health units in Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, from March to September 2014. We interviewed 991 women aged 20-59 years. To classify the psychological, physical and sexual violence, the World Health Organization instrument on violence against women was used and a questionnaire to investigate the sociodemographic, behavioral characteristics, and the women’s family and life history was developed. The statistical analyzes used were Poisson regression, Fisher’s exact test and Chi-square. RESULTS The prevalence we observed were psychological 25.3% (95%CI 22.6–28.2); physical 9.9% (95%CI 8.1–11.9) and sexual 5.7% (95%CI 4.3–7.3). Psychological violence remained associated with education, marital status, maternal history of intimate partner violence, sexual violence in childhood and drug use, while physical assault was related to age, education, marital status and maternal history of intimate partner violence. Sexual violence occurred the most among women with low income, and victims of sexual violence in childhood. CONCLUSIONS Psychological, physical and sexual violence showed highly frequency among women assisted by primary care services. Sociodemographic and behavioral factors, personal experiences, and maternal violence influence the phenomenon.

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Intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women: Any end in sight?

International Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Research ◽

10.14194/ijmbr.5.1.2 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 9-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

E.I. Mbadugha

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: Impact on Mental Health

Psychopathology in Women ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-15179-9_3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 55-80

Author(s):

Andrés Felipe Correa Palacio ◽

Elisa Delgado Fuente ◽

Rocío Paricio del Castillo ◽

Cristina Polo Usaola

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Partner Violence Against Women

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The mental health consequences of intimate partner violence against women in Agaro Town, southwest Ethiopia

Tropical Doctor ◽

10.1258/td.2008.070353 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 38 (4) ◽

pp. 228-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Amare Deribew Tadegge

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Mental Distress ◽

Population Based ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Health Consequences ◽

Southwest Ethiopia ◽

Partner Violence Against Women

There are very few population-based studies on the mental health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) from Ethiopia. This study was conducted among 510 ‘ever partnered’ women in Agaro Town in February 2007. Mental distress and depression were measured using self-reporting questionnaires and Kessler's Scales. All types of IPV (physical, sexual and emotional abuses) were significantly associated with mental distress and depression. Women who suffered from physical, sexual and emotional abuses were more likely to have mental distress. We recommend using information education communications to educate the community and thereby preventing IPV and the mental health consequences.

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Latin American and Caribbean countries’ baseline clinical and policy guidelines for responding to intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-015-1994-9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Donna E. Stewart ◽

Raquel Aviles ◽

Alessandra Guedes ◽

Ekaterina Riazantseva ◽

Harriet MacMillan

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Latin American ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Latin American And Caribbean

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Public Helping Reactions to Intimate Partner Violence against Women in European Countries: The Role of Gender-Related Individual and Macrosocial Factors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17176314 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (17) ◽

pp. 6314

Author(s):

Celia Serrano-Montilla ◽

Inmaculada Valor-Segura ◽

José-Luis Padilla ◽

Luis Manuel Lozano

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Violence ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

European Countries ◽

Legal Response ◽

Partner Violence Against Women

Public helping reactions are essential to reduce a victim’s secondary victimization in intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) cases. Because gender-related characteristics have been linked widely to IPVAW prevalence, the study aimed to examine individual attitudes and perceptions toward different forms of violence against women, as well as gender-related macrosocial ideological and structural factors, in explaining helping reactions to IPVAW across 28 European countries. We performed multilevel logistic regression analysis, taking measures from the Eurobarometer 2016 (N = 7115) and the European Institute for Gender Equality datasets. Our study revealed a greater individual perceived IPVAW prevalence, positive perception about the appropriateness of a legal response to psychological and sexual violence against women partners, and less VAW-supportive attitudes predicted helping reactions (i.e., formal, informal), but not negative reactions to IPVAW. Moreover, individuals from European countries with a greater perceived IPVAW prevalence and gender equality preferred formal reactions to IPVAW. Otherwise, in the European countries with lesser perceived IPVAW prevalence and negative perceptions about the appropriate legal response to psychological and sexual violence, people were more likely to provide informal reactions to IPVAW. Our results showed the role of gender-related characteristics influenced real reactions toward known victim of IPVAW.

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