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Gender and Violence

While many issues and effects are common to both men and women, some experiences, social values and expectations affect the genders differently.

This section looks particularly at how gender-based sexual violence can impact on women and girls, and at links between CSA and domestic abuse.

Intimate partner violence, McFarlane [pdf 280k]
Risks in psychiatric settings, Frueh [pdf 261k]
WSP Links between CSA and domestic Violence [pdf 230k]
Intimate partner abuse, Rhodes [pdf 77k]
Cohen domestic violence and child sexual abuse [pdf 97k]
Dube Anda CSA and attempted suicide [pdf 110k]

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