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Partner Abuse in Physically Disabled Women: A Proposed Model for Understanding Intimate Partner Violence
Author(s) -
Copel Linda Carman
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2006.00059.x
Subject(s) - cycle of violence , domestic violence , psychology , population , psychological abuse , psychiatry , qualitative research , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , medicine , medical emergency , environmental health , social science , sociology
PROBLEM. Physically disabled women are a population at significant risk for intimate partner violence.METHOD. This study used a qualitative research design to address the abuse experience of physically disabled women.FINDINGS. The participants identified multiple incidences of abuse, focusing on how the abuse began, proceeded, and terminated. A model was constructed to depict the abuse experience. The progression of abuse triggers, responses of the women, the abuse episode, the after‐effects, and the slow return to usual routines were identified.CONCLUSIONS. A model, which is different from Walker's Cycle of Violence (Walker, 1979; 2000 ), was constructed to demonstrate the journey of women with disabilities through the abuse.