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Countering Domestic Violence. - Harvard Mental Health Letter, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 13, Family, 1522-3213; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Countering Domestic Violence, April 2004; pp. 1-5.

"Advances in public consciousness have made the plight of battered women an acknowledged social issue and an explicit concern of physicians and mental health professionals. We are beginning to understand the needs of these women, their children, and the men who love and hurt them." (HARVARD MENTAL HEALTH LETTER) This article examines the problem of domestic violence and reports how those that treat its victims are "learning how to trace its causes, prevent it, and cope with its aftermath."

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Abused women
Abusive men
Alcoholism
Behavior therapy
Children and violence
Family violence
Mental health counseling
Parent and child
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Victims of family violence

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