Consequences of Exposure to Domestic Violence for Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature

The aim of this study was to carry out a systematic review of the literature on the consequences of exposure to domestic violence – DV for children. The period 2005-2011 was searched in Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, Web of Science, Dialnet, Redalyc, Google Scholar and PsycInfo, using the following descriptors: intimate partner violence , domestic violence , violence descriptors ( physical , sexual, psychological ), and child , exposure or witness . The author, country, methodology, journal and the consequences of exposure to DV were considered. 122 articles were selected. The United States and Brazil accounted for 78.7% of the publications, with children being the main victims (51.6%). The major impacts upon children´s health were posttraumatic stress and insecurity (75.8%).

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lourenco,Lelio Moura, Baptista,Makilim Nunes, Senra,Luciana Xavier, Adriana A.,Almeida, Basilio,Caroline, Bhona,Fernanda Monteiro de Castro
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia 2013
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2013000200263
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