Domestic violence: causes, victims, and prevention strategies

Domestic Violence

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Domestic Violence: the Scourge of Intimacy

Domestic violence is now considered a major crime and a serious health hazard. Roughly 2 to 4 million women are reported to be domestic violence victims each year. Technically, anyone can be a victim or an abuser as neither has no definite or consistent profile. Therapists and society in general view women victims as incapable of violence themselves. Depressed war veterans and veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder tend to perpetrate domestic violence more than any other tested group. Men and women victims have comparable victimization symptoms and signs. Involved individuals have formed partnerships with the State and legislations have been instituted to address the problem. Their effectiveness continues to be monitored.