Domestic Violence WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Domestic Violence and compiled helpful research notes below.

Research Notes on Domestic Violence

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Latest Headlines on Domestic Violence

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What is Domestic Violence?

• eMedicine Health: What is Domestic Violence?
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Types of Abuse
• Cleveland Clinic: Family Violence
• Healthwise (via WebMD): What is Domestic Violence?
• MedicineNet: Domestic Violence At A Glance

What Are The Symptoms of Domestic Violence?

• MayoClinic: Domestic violence toward women: Recognize the patterns and seek help
• eMedicineHealth: Signs and Symptoms
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Signs and Symptoms of Domestic Violence
• Healthy Roads Media: Domestic Violence Hurts the Whole Family (Video)
• MedicineNet: What are the warning signs and symptoms of intimate partner abuse?
• KidsHealth: Children of Abused Moms More Likely to Be Anxious, Depressed, Aggressive

What Are The Causes and Complications of Domestic Violence?

• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Why Victims Stay | What Increases Your Risks | Harmful Effects of Domestic Violence
• eMedicine Health: Risk Factors
• DomesticViolence.org: Who are the Victims? | Who are the Abusers?
• KidsHealth: Depressed Teen Girls Prone to Relationship Abuse
• MedicineNet: Prognosis in Domestic Violence Situations for GLBT Victims | Effects of Domestic Violence

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Domestic Violence?

• eMedicineHealth: A Personalized Safety Plan | Safety in the Workplace | Determining Risk
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Legal Protection from Abuse | How Can I Get a Protective Order? | What Should I Take When I Leave?
• National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Common Reactions after Trauma
• National Women's Health Information Center: Safety Planning List
• American Bar Association: Know Your Rights

How Do You Prevent Domestic Violence?

• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): How to Help | Developing a Safety Plan | Prevention of Domestic Abuse
• American Bar Association: Safety Tips for You and Your Family
• National Mental Health Information Center: Supporting the Survivor
• Rural Assistance Center: Successful Rural Projects on Abuse and Domestic Violence
• National Women's Health Information Center (via GirlsHealth.gov): How to be Safety Savvy
• MedicineNet: How can intimate partner abuse be prevented and stopped?
• DomesticViolence.org: What Can I Do To Be Safe?
• MyFox: Domestic Violence Interactive Program Designed To Change Minds

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Domestic Violence

• Finding the Light in the Darkness: My story of my journey in recovery from child abuse, neglect and domestic violence
• Home Sweet Home: A blog about crimes within relationships
• Self-Defense & Safety Blog: About topics such as crime prevention, domestic abuse, and teen violence
• The Third-World View: Raise your voice against domestic violence
• Adhunika Blog: Domestic Violence

Foundations and Support Groups on Domestic Violence

• eMedicine Health: Resources on the topic of Domestic Violence
• Healthwise (via PeaceHealth): Other Places to Get Help | Domestic Violence Helpline | Spouse Abuse/Domestic Violence Support
• National Women's Health Information Center: State Domestic Violence Resources
• Rural Assistance Center: Domestic Violence Resources
• Meetup: Search for a Meetup in your area

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Domestic Violence

• BabyCenter: Can pregnancy reform a physically abusive husband? | How can I escape an abusive relationship?
• Yahoo Answers: Who Does "Domestic Violence" Include?
• HealthBoards: Relationship Health
• Yahoo Groups: Domestic Violence Stories | Domestic Violence Support Group | Survivors supporting each other | Shatteredmen · Abused Men, the Ignored Half of Abuse
• DailyStrength: Domestic Violence Abuse Survivors

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Domestic Violence

• PubMed: "You're not a victim of domestic violence, are you?" Provider patient communication about domestic violence. | The role of race/ethnicity in the relationship between emergency department use and intimate partner violence | Batterer intervention program: the victim's hope in ending the abuse and maintaining the relationship.
• JAMA: Domestic Violence Search Results
• GoogleScholar: Domestic Violence Search Results

Clinical Trials on Domestic Violence

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Domestic Violence | Spousal Abuse | Violence
• CenterWatch: Domestic Violence