Health Consequences of Abuse in the Family translates research into practice by examining the intersection of family violence and health. Specifically this volume looks at the healthcare needs of people who have experienced abuse and subsequently have related chronic diseases and conditions.
Health Psychology Series, Health Consequences of Abuse in the Family broadly summarizes research and clinical cases and offers practical suggestions to the psychologists and other healthcare providers working in a variety of settings. Chapters address the implications for clinical practice as well as review relevant studies and provide additional resources. In addition, the special needs of children with disabilities, elders, and women are discussed.
Contributors
Series Foreword
Volume Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Family Violence as a Health Issue
—Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
- The Spectrum of Victimization and the Implications for Health
—Sherry L. Hamby
I. Initial Presentation of Family Violence in Health Care Settings
Introduction
- Screening for Family Violence With Perioperative Clients
—Debra Pilling Hastings and Glenda Kaufman Kantor - Domestic Violence Interventions With Women of Color: Intersection of Victimization and Cultural Diversity
—Catherine Koverola and Subadra Panchandeswaran - Why Health Care Professionals Are Reluctant to Intervene in Cases of Ongoing Domestic Abuse
—L. Kevin Hamberger and Darshana Patel - Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health-Related Quality of Life as an Adult
—Valerie J. Edwards, Robert F. Anda, Vincent J. Felitti, and Shanta R. Dube - Victimization of Children With Disabilities
—Liza Little - Elder Abuse: Clinical Assessment and Obligation to Report
—L. Rene Bergeron - Healthcare Needs of Abuse Survivors at Midlife and Beyond
—Jane Rysberg
II. Health Symptoms Associated With Family Violence
Introduction
- Links Between Traumatic Family Violence and Chronic Pain: Biopsychosocial Pathways and Treatment Implications
—Mary W. Meagher - Victimization and Health Risk Behaviors: Implications for Prevention Programs
—Joanne L. Davis, Amy M. Combs-Lane, and Daniel W. Smith - Effects of Childhood Abuse on Childbearing and Perinatal Health
—Deborah Issokson - Minding the Body: The Intersection of Dissociation and Physical Health in Relational Trauma Psychotherapy
—Terri J. Haven and Laurie Anne Pearlman - Battered Women and Traumatic Brain Injury
—Helene Jackson, Elizabeth Philip, Ronald L. Nuttal, and Leonard Diller
Epilogue: Where Do We Go From Here?
—Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Author Index
Subject Index
About the Editor
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