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	FULL TEXT ARTICLES Violence Against Girls: Human Rights Watch Position Papers for The 51st UN Commission on the Status of Women Human Rights Watch February 2007 Internet Documents

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Efficacy of a group intervention for adult women survivors of sexual abuse.
Hébert M, Bergeron M.
J Child Sex Abus. 2007;16(4):37-61.
Abstract

Predicting women's perceptions of domestic violence and sexual assault agency helpfulness:
what matters to program clients?
Zweig JM, Burt MR.
Violence Against Women. 2007 Nov;13(11):1149-78.
Abstract

Revictimizing the victims?: interviewing women about interpersonal violence.
Hlavka HR, Kruttschnitt C, Carbone-López KC.
Interpers Violence. 2007 Jul;22(7):894-920
Abstract

Violence against women and the Millennium Development Goals: Facilitating women's access
to support.
Ellsberg M.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006 Jul 11;
Abstract

Masculine Gender Roles Associated with Increased Sexual Risk and Intimate Partner Violence
Perpetration among Young Adult Men.
Santana MC, Raj A, Decker MR, et al
J Urban Health. 2006 Jul;83(4):575-85.
Abstract

Understanding behavior change for women experiencing intimate partner violence: Mapping the ups
and downs using the stages of change.
Chang JC, Dado D, Ashton S, Hawker L, et al
Patient Educ Couns. 2006 Jul 20;
Abstract

The Phenomenology of Meditation for Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
Kane KE.
Violence Against Women. 2006 May;12(5):501-518.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Asking about intimate partner violence: advice from female survivors to health care providers.
Chang JC, Decker MR, Moracco KE, et al
Patient Educ Couns. 2005 Nov;59(2):141-7.
Abstract

Predicting wife assault: a critical review and implications for policy and practice.
Hilton NZ, Harris GT.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2005 Jan;6(1):3-23.
Abstract

Women marginalized by poverty and violence. How patient-physician relationships
can help.
Woolhouse S, Brown JB, Lent B
Can Fam Physician. 2004 Oct;50:1388-94.
Abstract

Issues Related to Defining and Measuring Violence Against Women: Response to
Kilpatrick.
Saltzman LE.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1235-1243.
Abstract

Violence Against Women: Outcome Complexity and Implications for Assessment
and Treatment.
Briere J, Jordan CE.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1252-1276
Abstract

What Is Violence Against Women: Defining and Measuring the Problem.
Kilpatrick DG.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1209-1234.
Abstract

Women marginalized by poverty and violence. How patient-physician relationships can help.
Woolhouse S, Brown JB, Lent B
Can Fam Physician. 2004 Oct;50:1388-94.
Abstract

Issues Related to Defining and Measuring Violence Against Women: Response to
Kilpatrick.
Saltzman LE.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1235-1243.
Abstract

Intimate Partner Violence and Physical Health Consequences: Policy and Practice
Implications.
Plichta SB.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1296-1323
Abstract

Researcher-Advocate Collaborations to End Violence Against Women: Toward Liberating
Methodologies for Action Research.
Williams LM.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1350-1357.
Abstract

Breaking the cycle of family violence: Understanding the perceptions of battered women.
Lutenbacher M, Cohen A, Conner NM.
J Pediatr Health Care. 2004 Sep-Oct;18(5):236-43
Abstract

Weapons in the lives of battered women.
Sorenson SB, Wiebe DJ.
Am J Public Health. 2004 Aug;94(8):1412-7
Abstract

Sexual violence and the obstetrician/gynecologist.
Uribe-Elias R.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2003 Sep;82(3):425-433.
Abstract

The wavering line in the sand: the effects of domestic violence and sexual coercion
Coggins M, Bullock LF.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2003 Sep-Nov;24(6-7):723-38.
Abstract

Women's Perceptions of Their Male Batterers' Characteristics abd Levels of Violence
Torres S, Han HR.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2003 Sep-Nov;24(6-7):667-79.
Abstract

Do We Really Help? Perspectives of Abused Women.
Lutenbacher M, Cohen A, Mitzel J.
Public Health Nurs 2003 Jan;20(1):56-64
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Social connectedness and intimate partner violence
SB Plichta, J Jackson, B Blessett, R Myers
(135 APHA)
Abstract|

Communicating empirically-based information about risks and protection strategies to
survivors of intimate partner violence
DW Webster, P Mahoney, J Campbell, S Ghanbarpour
(135 APHA)
Abstract

Intimate partner violence and unemployment among California women
KP Mack, J Alvarez,J Pavao et al
(135 APHA)
Abstract

A predictive model to identify victims of Intimate Partner Violence
LR Halpern, Bl Parry, TB Dodson, et al
(134 APHA)
Abstract

Violence Against Disabled Women

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

The high risk of IPV against Canadian women with disabilities.
Brownridge DA, Ristock J, Hiebert-Murphy D.
Med Sci Monit. 2008 May;14(5):PH27-32.
Abstract

"I thought . . . maybe this is my chance": Sexual Abuse Against Girls and Women With
Disabilities in Malawi.
Kvam MH, Braathen SH.
Sex Abuse. 2008 Mar;20(1):5-24.
Abstract

Sexual assault patterns among women with and without disabilities seeking survivor services.
Nannini A
Womens Health Issues. 2006 Nov-Dec;16(6):372-9.
Abstract

Violence and Exploitation against Women and Girls with Disability.
Rosen DB.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Nov;1087:170-177
Abstract

Worker role identity development of women with disabilities who experience domestic violence.
Helfrich CA, Badiani C, Simpson EK. et al
Work. 2006;27(3):319-28.
Abstract

Partner violence against women with disabilities: prevalence, risk, and explanations.
Brownridge DA.
Violence Against Women. 2006 Sep;12(9):805-22.
Abstract

Physical and sexual assault of women with disabilities.
Martin SL, Ray N, Sotres-Alvarez D
Violence Against Women. 2006 Sep;12(9):823-37.
Abstract

Partner abuse in physically disabled women: a proposed model for understanding
intimate partner violence.
Copel LC .
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2006 May;42(2):114-29.
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Physical and sexual assault among women with disabilities
C Casteel, SL Martin, JB Smith, et al
(134 APHA)
Abstract

Improving accessibility and services in domestic violence and sexual assault agencies for
women with disabilities
PA Dickens, C Nobles, C Casteel, K Freire
(133 APHA)
Abstract

Violence and Mental Health

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Coping as a mediator and moderator between intimate partner violence and symptoms of anxiety and
depression.
Calvete E, Corral S, Estévez A.
Violence Against Women. 2008 Aug;14(8):886-904.
Abstract

Use of brief tools to measure depressive symptoms in women with a history of intimate partner violence.
Bonomi AE, Kernic MA, Anderson ML, et al
Nurs Res. 2008 May-Jun;57(3):150-6.
Abstract

Intimate partner violence and women's physical and mental health in the WHO multi-country study
on women's health and domestic violence: an observational study.
Ellsberg M, Jansen HA, Heise L, et al
Lancet. 2008 Apr 5;371(9619):1165-72.
Abstract

Borderline Personality Characteristics and Treatment Outcome in Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments
for PTSD in Female Rape Victims.
Clarke SB, Rizvi SL, Resick PA .
Behav Ther. 2008 Mar;39(1):72-8.
Abstract

PTSD Compromises Battered Women's Future Safety.
Perez S, Johnson DM.
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 13
Abstract

Mental Health Disorders and Functioning of Women in Domestic Violence Shelters.
Helfrich CA, Fujiura GT, Rutkowski-Kmitta V. et al
J Interpers Violence. 2008 Feb 5
Abstract

Intimate partner violence, depression, and PTSD among pregnant Latina women.
Rodriguez MA, Heilemann MV, Fielder E, et al
Ann Fam Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;6(1):44-52.
Abstract

The long-term effects of intimate partner violence on adolescent mothers' depressive
symptoms.
Lindhorst T, Oxford M.
Soc Sci Med. 2008 Jan 15
Abstract

The impact of psychological abuse by an intimate partner on the mental health of
pregnant women.
Tiwari A, Chan KL, Fong D, et al
BJOG. 2008 Mar;115(3):377-84.
Abstract

Violence against women by their intimate partner and common mental disorders.
Ludermir AB, Schraiber LB, D'Oliveira AF, et al
Soc Sci Med. 2008 Jan 4
Abstract

Psychosocial correlates of PTSD symptom severity in sexual assault survivors.
Ullman SE, Filipas HH, Townsend SM, Starzynski LL.
J Trauma Stress. 2007 Oct;20(5):821-31.
Abstract

Dangerous intimate partner relationships and women's mental health and health behaviors.
Sato-Dilorenzo A, Sharps PW.
Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2007 Aug;28(8):837-48.
Abstract

Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Unmet Need for Mental Health Care: Results From
the NSDUH.
Lipsky S, Caetano R.
Psychiatr Serv. 2007 Jun;58(6):822-9.
Abstract

Inflammation, cardiovascular disease, and metabolic syndrome as sequelae of violence against
women: the role of depression, hostility, and sleep disturbance.
Kendall-Tackett KA.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Apr;8(2):117-26.
Abstract

Age at sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder among women: prevalence, correlates,
and implications for prevention.
Masho SW, Ahmed G.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2007 Mar;16(2):262-71.
Abstract

Gender and Posttraumatic Stress: Sexual Violence as an Explanation for Women's Increased Risk.
Cortina LM, Kubiak SP
J Abnorm Psychol. 2006 Nov;115(4):753-9.
Abstract

Intimate Partner Violence and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Women:
What We Know and Need to Know.
Woods SJ.
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Apr;20(4):394-402.
Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Part III: Health Effects of Interpersonal Violence Among Women.
Hegadoren KM, Lasiuk GC, Coupland NJ.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2006 Aug;42(3):163-73.
Abstract

Intimate partner violence and minor psychiatric morbidity of aboriginal Taiwanese women.
Yang MS, Yang MJ, Chang SJ
Public Health Rep. 2006 Jul-Aug;121(4):453-9.
Abstract

The Impact of Physical, Psychological, and Sexual Intimate Male Partner Violence on Women's
Mental Health: Depressive Symptoms, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, State Anxiety, and Suicide.
Pico-Alfonso MA, Garcia-Linares MI, Celda-Navarro N, et al
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2006 Jun;15(5):599-611.
Abstract

Increased cortisol in women with intimate partner violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder.
Inslicht SS, Marmar CR, Neylan TC
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2006 May 20;
Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among low-income, African American women with
a history of intimate partner violence and suicidal behaviors: Self-esteem, social support,
and religious coping.
Bradley R, Schwartz AC, Kaslow NJ.
J Trauma Stress. 2005 Dec;18(6):685-96.
Abstract

Depressive symptoms in women experiencing intimate partner violence.
Houry D, Kaslow NJ, Thompson MP.
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Nov;20(11):1467-77.
Abstract

Intimate partner violence and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in women: what we
know and need to know.
Woods SJ.
J Interpers Violence. 2005 Apr;20(4):394-402.
Abstract

Beyond PTSD: Mental Health Consequences of Violence Against Women: A Response
to Briere and Jordan.
Mechanic MB.
J Interpers Violence. 2004 Nov;19(11):1283-1289.
Abstract

Mental health issues among female clients of domestic violence programs in North
Carolina.
Moracco KE, Brown CL, Martin SL, et al
Psychiatr Serv. 2004 Sep;55(9):1036-40
Abstract

Psychopathology after rape.
Faravelli C, Giugni A, Salvatori S, Ricca V.et al
Am J Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;161(8):1483-5.
Abstract

Nonvolitional sex and sexual health.
Kalmuss D.
Arch Sex Behav. 2004 Jun;33(3):197-209
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

Does age affect the presentation and treatment of physical and mental health needs of women
who are victims of intimate partner violence
GA Spencer, SA. Bryant, N Van Dyke-McDonald
Abstract

Depression and social support: Correlates of intimate partner violence in women
M Tolou-Shams
(133 APHA)
Abstract

Posttraumatic stress disorder and comorbid depression among abused women seeking
emergency department care
S Lipsky, CA Field, R Caetano, GL Larkin
(133 APHA)
Abstract

Violence and Healthcare

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Chronic Pain in Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
Wuest J, Merritt-Gray M, Ford-Gilboe M, et al
J Pain. 2008 Aug 12.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Health care-based interventions for women who have experienced sexual violence: a review of
the literature.
Martin SL, Young SK, Billings DL, Bross CC.
Trauma Violence Abuse. 2007 Jan;8(1):3-18.
Abstract

Should medical students be taught about rape? A survey of UK medical schools.
Koschorke A, Tilzey A, Welch J.
BJOG. 2006 Dec 12;
Abstract

Gynecological health impact of sexual assault.
Campbell R, Lichty LF, Sturza M, Raja S.
Res Nurs Health. 2006 Oct;29(5):399-413
Abstract

Exploring the health care needs of women in abusive relationships in Japan.
Nemoto K, Rodriguez R, Valhmu LM.
Health Care Women Int. 2006 Apr;27(4):290-306.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Domestic Violence in Barriers to Health Care for HIV-Positive Women.
Lichtenstein B.
AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2006 Feb;20(2):122-32.
Abstract

Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
	What are the experiences and expectations of women with experience of intimate partner violence when they encounter health care professionals? A meta-analysis of qualitative studies AR Taket (133 APHA) Abstract

Violence and Sexual Health

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Nonvolitional sex and sexual health.
Kalmuss D.
Arch Sex Behav. 2004 Jun;33(3):197-209
Abstract

Violence in Healthcare Settings

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Violence against women in health-care institutions: an emerging problem.
d'Oliveira AF, Diniz SG, Schraiber LB.
Lancet 2002 May 11;359(9318):1681-5
Abstract

Older Women

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Intimate partner violence among midlife and older women: a descriptive analysis of women
seeking medical services.
Sormanti M, Shibusawa T.
Health Soc Work. 2008 Feb;33(1):33-41.
Abstract

Older women's fears of violence: the need for interventions that enable active ageing.
Barnett K, Buys L, Lovie-Kitchin J, Boulton-Lewis G, et al
J Women Aging. 2007;19(3-4):179-93
Abstract

Intimate partner violence in older women.
Bonomi AE, Anderson ML, Reid RJ, et al
Gerontologist. 2007 Feb;47(1):34-41.
Abstract

Comparisons of sexual assault among older and younger women.
Del Bove G, Stermac L, Bainbridge D.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2005;17(3):1-18.
Abstract

I nternal barriers to help seeking for middle-aged and older women who experience intimate
partner violence.
Beaulaurier RL, Seff LR, Newman FL, Dunlop BD.
J Elder Abuse Negl. 2005;17(3):53-74
Abstract

A lifetime of intimate partner violence: coping strategies of older women.
Zink T, Jacobson CJ Jr, Pabst S, et al
J Interpers Violence. 2006 May;21(5):634-51.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Responding to the needs of older women experiencing domestic violence.
Straka SM, Montminy L.
Violence Against Women. 2006 Mar;12(3):251-67.
Abstract

Forensic markers in elder female sexual abuse cases.
Burgess AW, Hanrahan NP, Baker T
Clin Geriatr Med. 2005 May;21(2):399-412.
Abstract

Three year health outcomes among older women at risk of elder abuse: women's
health Australia.
Schofield MJ, Mishra GD.
Qual Life Res. 2004 Aug;13(6):1043-52
Abstract

Violence Screening/Identification/Response by HCWS

Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

Does health care provider screening for domestic violence vary by race and income?
Weeks EK, Ellis SD, Lichstein PR, Bonds DE.
Violence Against Women. 2008 Jul;14(7):844-55.
Abstract

Role of health professionals in the prevention of domestic violence against women
Gracia E, Lila M.
Rev Med Chil. 2008 Mar;136(3):394-400.
Abstract

Secondary traumatic stress in nurses who care for traumatized women.
Gates DM, Gillespie GL.
J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2008 Mar-Apr;37(2):243-9.
Abstract

A WEEK-IN-REVIEW FEATURED REPORT
Responsibility of health providers in domestic violence reporting.
Saliba O, Garbin CA, Garbin AJ, Dossi AP.
Rev Saude Publica. 2007 Jun;41(3):472-7.
Abstract

An evaluation of health care providers' sexual violence screening practices.
Littleton HL, Berenson AB, Breitkopf CR. et al
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun;196(6):564.e1-5;
Abstract

Intimate partner violence: implications for critical care nursing.
Amar AF, Cox CW.
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;18(3):287-96.
Abstract

On a life-saving mission: nurses' willingness to encounter with intimate partner abuse.
Haggblom AM, Moller AR.
Qual Health Res. 2006 Oct;16(8):1075-90
Abstract

Assessing intimate partner violence in health care settings leads to women's receipt of
interventions and improved health.
McCloskey LA, Lichter E, Williams C, et al
Public Health Rep. 2006 Jul-Aug;121(4):435-44.
Abstract

Acceptability of routine enquiry regarding domestic violence in the antenatal clinic.
McDonnell E, Holohan M, Reilly MO, et al
Ir Med J. 2006 Apr;99(4):123-4.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Mothers' Comfort with Screening Questions about Sensitive Issues, Including Domestic Violence.
Zink T, Levin L, Wollan P, Putnam F. et al
Am Board Fam Med. 2006 Jul-Aug;19(4):358-67
Paper

Detecting potential intimate partner violence: which approach do women want?
McCord-Duncan EC, Floyd M
Fam Med. 2006 Jun;38(6):416-22.
Abstract

Recognising domestic violence in clinical practice using the diagnoses of posttraumatic
stress disorder, depression and low self-esteem.
Duxbury F.
Br J Gen Pract. 2006 Apr;56(525):294-300.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Should Health Professionals Screen All Women for Domestic Violence?
Take A, Wathen CN, MacMillan H
PLoS Medicine Vol 1, No 1
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
General practitioner management of intimate partner abuse and the whole family:
qualitative study.
Taft A, Broom DH, Legge D.
BMJ. 2004 Mar 13;328(7440):595-6
Paper

Preventive care in the emergency department: screening for domestic violence in the
emergency department.
Anglin D, Sachs C.
Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Oct;10(10):1118-27.
Abstract

Victims of domestic violence on the trauma service: unrecognized and underreported.
Davis JW, Parks SN, Kaups KL, et al.
J Trauma 2003 Feb;54(2):352-5
Abstract

How Physicians Feel about Assisting Female Victims of Intimate-partner Violence.
Garimella RN, Plichta SB, Houseman C, Garzon L.
Acad Med 2002 Dec;77(12):1262-5
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE