Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse : Tackling the Health and Mental Health Effects.

Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor's health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term. Taking a life-course approach, the bo...

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Main Author: Itzin, Catherine
Other Authors: Taket, Ann, Barter-Godfrey, Sarah
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2010.
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Summary:Domestic violence, childhood sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, and sexual exploitation through prostitution, pornography and trafficking can have many significant adverse impacts on a survivor's health and wellbeing, in the short, medium and long-term. Taking a life-course approach, the book explores what is known about appropriate treatment responses to those who have experienced, and those who perpetrate, domestic and sexual violence and abuse. The book also examines key factors that are important in understanding how and why different groups experience heightened risks of domestic and.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages)
ISBN:9780203842201
0203842200
1282898523
9781282898523
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.