Child abuse and neglect: Parents in the Early Start series reported a significantly lower rate of
severe physical assault (P <.01).
Intimate partner violence was assessed for the 12 months before the 5 -, 6 -, and 9 - year assessments by using the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale.37 This instrument measures the domains of minor psychological aggression, severe psychological aggression, minor physical assault, and
severe physical assault.
Not exact matches
Women who have experienced sexual
assault and / or rape are more likely to experience the following
physical symptoms: frequent feelings of fatigue, obesity,
severe PMS, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pelvic pain, frequent headaches, frequent vaginal infections, trouble sleeping and overall less satisfaction with their
physical health.
Very
severe life stresses were defined and included divorce or separation, serious illness of a close relative or friend, significant current financial issues,
physical or sexual abuse or
assault, significant arrest of self or loved one.
For example, one of several conditions for aggravated sexual
assault in New Jersey is «the actor uses
physical force or coercion and
severe personal injury is sustained by the victim,» while the corresponding condition for sexual
assault is «The actor uses
physical force or coercion, but the victim does not sustain
severe personal injury.»
The victim is claiming that he «suffered
severe pain, emotional distress and mental anguish,» from the
assault along with the
physical pain of «an orbital blowout fracture of the eye.»
How a Serious Personal Injury Can Impact Your Life
Severe injuries sustained in car accidents, slip and fall accidents,
assault and battery, and other mishaps can often have long term effects on the victim's
physical and mental health.
Men may experience
physical and verbal
assaults and even sustain
severe injuries from their partners in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships.
The longer one stays in the relationship, the pattern of abuse repeats over and over until the
physical or sexual
assaults become more
severe.
Couples with violent relationships —
physical assault, marital rape, violence outside the relationship, untreated addictions, suicidal crises, personality disorders such as schizophrenia or paranoid personality disorder and other
severe disorders.
Child abuse and neglect: Parents in the Early Start series reported a substantially lower rate of
severe child
assaults than did the control series (4 % vs 11 %), suggesting that the program was effective in reducing rates of
physical child abuse.