PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL ABUSE: Triggers, Short & Long-Term Consequences & Prevention Methods (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions; Psychiatry - Theory, Applications and Treatments)

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the triggers, short and long-term consequences and prevention methods of physical and emotional abuse. Topics discussed include violence issues of women's rights and public health recommendations for action in South Africa; parent-child interaction therapy with children traumatized by physical abuse and neglect; the impact of peritraumatic dissociation on mental health outcomes of women with childhood and adult physical abuse histories; and childhood abuse and adult homelessness.