Modalități de prevenire și combatere a violenței în familie
Modalities of Prevention and Mitigation of Family Violence

Summary/Abstract: Family violences are at the origin of many physical and mental illnesses, of frequent consultations, hospitalizations and of temporary work disabilities, as well as of a high consumption of medication and other health services. The effects of violence against women are instant as well as lasting. There are four types of violence against women: emotional, physical, sexual and social. As a victim of a violent partner, the woman suffers physically, mentally and reproductively. The more severe is the violence, the more profound is the impact upon the physical and mental health. The psychological and behavioral consequences are multiple and they are exteriorized through: anxiety, fear, depression, humiliation, guilt, sleep trouble, alimentation dysfunctions, low self esteem, post traumatic stress, self-mutilation, alcohol and drugs consumption in excess, suicidal thoughts, sexual behavior at risk, etc. If there is no intervention to put an end to domestic violence, from one incident to another the severity of the aggressions accentuate. As the risk is rising, the victim’s capacity to protect itself is decreasing. The consequences upon the physical, mental and reproductive health combine in a complex way, which explains the complexity of global consequences of family violence. Therefore, the consequences of domestic violence can be felt at various levels: especially at the level of the victim itself, of its family and most of all at the level of the kids, the collectivity in which they live, the medical and legal system, and, of course, at the level of the authors of these types of violence.

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