scholarly journals The health of Arab-Americans living in the United States: a systematic review of the literature

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulrahman M El-Sayed ◽  
Sandro Galea
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
The United States ◽  
Arab Americans ◽  
Review Of The Literature

scholarly journals Consequences of Exposure to Domestic Violence for Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (55) ◽  
pp. 263-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lelio Moura Lourenco ◽  
Makilim Nunes Baptista ◽  
Luciana Xavier Senra ◽  
Almeida Adriana A. ◽  
Caroline Basilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Child Exposure ◽  
Exposure To Domestic Violence

The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of the literature on the consequences of exposure to domestic violence – DV for children. The period 2005-2011 was searched in Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, Web of Science, Dialnet, Redalyc, Google Scholar and PsycInfo, using the following descriptors: intimate partner violence , domestic violence , violence descriptors ( physical , sexual, psychological ), and child , exposure or witness . The author, country, methodology, journal and the consequences of exposure to DV were considered. 122 articles were selected. The United States and Brazil accounted for 78.7% of the publications, with children being the main victims (51.6%). The major impacts upon children´s health were posttraumatic stress and insecurity (75.8%).

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