scholarly journals Homicidal Act Commited by an Elderly Person With Sexual Dysfunction. Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3sup1) ◽  
pp. 08-19
Author(s):  
Sebastian Ionut Toma ◽  
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Barabas Barna ◽  
Daniel Tabian ◽  
Calin Scripcaru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Elderly Person ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Causal Chain ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Relevant Role ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) are highly prevalent with aging. Studies reported an interactive correlation between psychiatric morbidity and SD. Also, SDs have significant influence on patients` self-esteem, body image, interpersonal relationships, and physical health in general. The aim of the present research is to present an intimate partner homicide case and to discuss a possible correlation between SDs of elderly patients and their inclination towards aggressive behavior from intimate partner violence (IPV). A forensic psychiatric assessment was performed on a married male patient, aged 61. He was diagnosed and treated for BPH and he could no longer have sexual intercourse. Using a knife, he provoked over 20 stab wounds to his wife, who died following the attack. He admitted that he was jealous, due to his wife having an affair. The psychiatric forensic expertise found that the killing was committed with discernment. Psychological states found in IPV perpetrators are partly like those met in SDs patients. The relation between SDs in older adults and aggressive behavior, especially IPV, requires further research. In the case discussed, a complex of negative emotions and aggressiveness could be determined equally by infidelity of the spouse or by the perpetrator’s SD, but we can assume that SD played a relevant role in the causal chain.

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence and Structural Violence in the Lives of Incarcerated Women: A Mixed-Method Study in Rural New Mexico

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6185
Author(s):  
Shilo St. Cyr ◽  
Elise Trott Jaramillo ◽  
Laura Garrison ◽  
Lorraine Halinka Malcoe ◽  
Stephen R. Shamblen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Incarcerated Women ◽  
Intimate Partner

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common feature in the lives of incarcerated women returning to rural communities, enhancing their risk of mental ill-health, substance use, and recidivism. Women’s experiences of IPV intersect with challenges across multiple social–ecological levels, including risky or criminalizing interpersonal relationships, geographic isolation, and persistent gender, racial, and economic inequities. We conducted quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with 99 incarcerated women in New Mexico who were scheduled to return to micropolitan or non-core areas within 6 months. Quantitative and qualitative data were analyzed separately and then triangulated to identify convergences and divergences in data. The findings underscore how individual and interpersonal experiences of IPV, substance use, and psychological distress intersect with broad social inequities, such as poverty, lack of supportive resources, and reluctance to seek help due to experiences of discrimination. These results point to the need for a more proactive response to the mutually constitutive cycle of IPV, mental distress, incarceration, and structures of violence to improve reentry for women returning to rural communities. Policy and treatment must prioritize socioeconomic marginalization and expand community resources with attention to the needs of rural women of color.

scholarly journals Receiving threatening or obscene messages from a partner and mental health, self-harm and suicidality: results from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally McManus ◽  
Paul E. Bebbington ◽  
Leonie Tanczer ◽  
Sara Scott ◽  
Louise M. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Common Mental Disorder ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
The Past ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
A Current

Abstract Purpose Threatening or obscene messaging is repeated, unwanted texts, emails, letters or cards experienced by the recipient as threatening or obscene, and causing fear, alarm or distress. It is rarely examined as an aspect of intimate partner violence. We describe the prevalence of exposure to threatening/obscene messaging from a current or ex-partner; characteristics of victims; and associations with other forms of violence and abuse, mental disorder, self-harm, and suicidality. Methods Cross-sectional probability-sample survey of the general population in England aged 16 + . Multivariable regression modelling tested associations between receipt of threatening/obscene messaging and current common mental disorder, past-year self-harm and suicidality. Results Threatening/obscene messages were received from a current/ex-partner by 6.6% (95%CI: 5.9–7.3) of adults who had been in a relationship; 1.7% received these in the past year. Victims were more likely to be female, under 35, single or divorced, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and to have experienced other forms of sexual and partner violence and abuse. Those who received threatening/obscene messages in the past year were more likely to experience common mental disorder (adjusted odds ratio 1.89; 1.01–3.55), self-harm (2.31; 1.00–5.33), and suicidal thoughts (2.00; 1.06–3.78). Conclusion Threatening/obscene messaging commonly occurs in the context of intimate partner violence. While often occurring alongside sexual and physical violence, messaging has an additional association with mental disorder and suicidality. Routine enquiry in service settings concerning safety, including those working with people who have escaped domestic violence, should ask about ongoing contact from previous as well as current partners. This should include asking about messaging, as well as other forms of potentially technology-enabled abuse which may become increasingly common.

Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators in a Forensic Psychiatric Outpatient Setting

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 2109-2128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Henrichs ◽  
Stefan Bogaerts ◽  
Jelle Sijtsema ◽  
Fanny Klerx-van Mierlo
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Outpatient Setting ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatient ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IN JAMAICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delores E. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
National Development ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Prevention And Intervention ◽  
Legislative Action

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 24pt 36pt;"><span style="color: #131413; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global phenomenon. It is pervasive in every society and cuts across culture, religion, wealth, status, age, and lifestyle. IPV is a violation of women’s human rights and a threat to public health and national development. However, in many societies, particularly developing nations, it is not given the national attention it deserves. The purpose of the current article is to present a snapshot of the prevalence and scope of IPV in the Jamaican context. In addition to presenting information on IPV and its consequences, the article uses ecological systems theory to delineate the various factors that potentially place Jamaican women at risk for intimate partner victimization. Further, the article proposes strategies for addressing existing cultural gender norms and beliefs about heterosexual interpersonal relationships and offers suggestions to policy makers for prevention and intervention approaches to limit the potential for the perpetration and maintenance of IPV. It is suggested that a combination of legislative action and public and private ventures will help reduce the incidence of domestic violence in Jamaica.</span></p>

Impaired Cognition Impacts Occupational Performance and Social Relationships in Survivors of Intimate-Partner-Violence–Related Brain Injury

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512500071p1-7512500071p1
Author(s):  
Ghazala T. Saleem ◽  
Jessica M. Fitzpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Specific Symptoms ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. This study examines the effects of intimate-partner-violence-related acquired brain injury (IPV-related ABI) symptoms on activities of daily living (ADLs) and social relationships. Thirty-seven survivors ages 17–73 years were evaluated within 30 days of brain injury. Post-IPV-related ABI cognitive symptoms predicted difficulties in ADLs and interpersonal relationships. Identifying the impact of specific symptoms on ADLs may result in targeted OT interventions with IPV-related ABI survivors. Primary Author and Speaker: Ghazala T. Saleem Additional Authors and Speakers: Jessica M. Fitzpatrick

Intimate Partner Violence: Variations in Perpetrators and Treatment Allocation

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 1012-1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Weber ◽  
Yvonne H. A. Bouman
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Psychiatric Facility ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Treatment Allocation ◽  
Forensic Psychiatric ◽  
Batterer Subtypes

The division of batterers into subtypes is hardly ever used, neither to describe the type of perpetrator nor to indicate in the clinical decision-making process what treatment should be offered. In this study, a sample of male perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) who had been advised to seek treatment at a community-based Dutch forensic psychiatric facility ( N = 110), either voluntarily or mandatorily, have been divided into four subtypes based on a model reported by Holtzworth-Munroe and Stuart (1994). The four subtypes are Family-Only (FO), Borderline-Dysphoric (BD), Generally Violent Antisocial (GVA), and Low-Level Antisocial (LLA). The aim of the study was to identify the subtypes and to compare the different groups on descriptive dimensions and treatment allocation. In the first part of the study, aside from identifying the batterer subtypes, important differences between the subtypes were encountered in the nature of the violence (structural vs. incidental). The characteristics of the BD subtype were found to be similar to the model except for the psychopathological dimension. Differences in allocation of treatment types between batterer subtypes were not substantial raising questions about the correspondence between typological subtypes and the judgment of clinicians. These results do suggest that more attention should be paid to the heterogeneity of the batterer population, which could improve treatment and advance our understanding of IPV.

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