Domestic Violence


This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library.  According to the American Bar Association, domestic violence occurs when spouses, partners, or dates use physical violence, physical or emotional abuse, harassment, or stalking to control the behavior of their partner.  Domestic violence occurs among all genders, races, ages and economic groups.  According to the American College of Emergency Physicians, domestic violence is the largest cause of injury to women in the US between the ages of 15 and 44.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articlesMore reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources


Guides                            

            Jordan, Carol E, et al.:  Intimate partner violence : A clinical training guide for mental health professionals.
                    WM 55 I574 2004

            Kurst-Swanger, Karel and Jacqueline L. Petcosky:  Violence in the home : multidisciplinary perspectives.
                    HV 6626 K877 2003

            Vincent, John P. and Ernest N. Jouriles:  Domestic Violence:  Guidelines for Research-Informed Practice.
                    HV 6626.2 D653 2000

            Schewe, Paul A.:  Preventing Violence in Relationships : Interventions Across the Life Span.
                    HV 6626 P748 2002


Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

            Ammerman, Robert T. and Michel Hersen:  Assessment of Family Violence:  a Clinical and Legal Sourcebook. 2d ed.
                    WA 33 .AA1 A77 1999

            Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Sourcebook
                    Consumer Health  HV 6626.2 D654 2000                   

            Renzetti, Claire M, et al.:   Sourcebook on Violence Against Women.
                    HV 6250.4 .W65 S68 2001

            Rosenfeld, Jo Ann:  Handbook of Women's Health:  an evidence-based approach.
                    WA 39 H268 2001     


Selected textbooks

            Ammerman, Robert T., et al.:  Case Studies in Family Violence.
                    HV 6626.2 C273 2000

            Morewitz, Stephen J. : Domestic violence and maternal and child health : new patterns of 
                    trauma, treatment, and criminal justice responses
       
            HV 6626.2 M674 2004

            Dutton, Donald and Daniel J. Sonkin:  Intimate violence : contemporary treatment innovations.
                    WM 600 I574 2003

            Profitt, Norma Jean:  Women Survivors, Psychological Trauma, and the Politics of Resistance.
                    HV 6626.6 P763 2000           

            Understanding Violence Against Women.
                    HV 6250.4 .W65 U53 1996

            Walker, Lenore E. A.:  The Battered Woman Syndrome.  2d ed.
                    HV 6626.2 W144 2000           
      


More books 

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Battered Women
Crisis Intervention
Domestic Violence
Rape--prevention and control
Spouse Abuse

Selected journals 

           
Annals of Emergency Medicine

            Violence Against Women

            Journal of Interpersonal Violence             


More journals

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings: Family Therapy - periodicals
Crisis Intervention - periodicals
Suicide - periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE  (Off Campus Login Required)

Suggested subject headings: Battered Women
Child Abuse
Domestic Violence
Rape
Spouse Abuse

Academic Search Premier  (Off Campus Login Required)

Search using keywords: Abused Women
Abusive Men
Domestic Violence
Family Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Sexual Abuse
Wife Abuse

PsycINFO  (Off Campus Login Required)

Suggested Subject headings: Battered Females
Family Violence
Partner Abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse

Selected journal articles

            Coker AL, et al:  Frequency and correlates of intimate partner violence by type : physical, sexual, and
                        psychological battering.  American Journal of Public Health 2000, 90(4):553-9.

            Danley D, Gansky SA, Chow D, Gerbert B:  Preparing dental students to recognize and respond to 
                        domestic violence : the impact of a brief tutorial.  Journal of the American Dental Association
                        2004, 135(1): 67-73. 

            Ebell MH:  Routine screening for depression, alcohol problems, and domestic violence.                               
                        American Family Physician 2004, 69(10):2421-2422.

            Houry D, et al:  Violence inflicted injuries :  reporting laws in the fifty states.  Annals of Emergency Medicine
                         2002, 39(1):56-60.

            Lachs MS:  Screening for family violence : what's an evidence-based doctor to do?
                        Annals of Internal Medicine 2004, 140(5):399-400.

            U.S. Preventive Services Task Force:  Screening for family and intimate partner violence:  recommendation
                        statement.  Annals of Internal Medicine 2004, 140(5):382-386.


More reference sources

          Chalk, Rosemary and Patricia A. King:  Violence in Families:  assessing prevention and treatment programs.
                 HV 6626 V464 1998

Wekerle, Christine and Anne-Marie Wall.  The Violence and addiction equation: theoretical and clinical issues in substance abuse and relationship violence.
        WM 270 V464 2002


Specialized sources

         The physician's role in identifying and managing domestic violence [videorecording]
   
                WB 100 N253 No. 675 1995

         Domestic violence : recognizing and treating abused patients [videorecording]
                    WB 100 N253 No. 725 1997

         Behind closed doors [videorecording]
                    CHECJ Social & Public Health, 2001

Department of Psychiatry.  601-984-5805.
        University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
        William G. Johnson, PhD. wjohnson@psychiatry.umsmed.edu


Selected electronic sources 

            Costs of intimate partner violence against women in the United States
                http://cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost.htm

            Domestic violence, American College of Emergency Physicians Fact Sheet
                http://www.acep.org/1,391,0.htm

            New York Online Access to Health, Family Violence and Sexual Assault
                http://205.232.35.208/english/illness/mentalhealth/domestic.html


Author:  Susan Clark
Copyright 2005 Reference Department, Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson