Jakość życia u kobiet i dzieci, które padły ofiarą przemocy w rodzinie.

• Authors: Mirski Andrzej

Title variants

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Quality of life in women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is to tackle the problem of quality of life in people who have been victims of domestic violence, especially women and children, because the study focus on these groups. Of course, there is also domestic violence against men, which is equally dangerous. In the article domestic violence has been defined from a scientific point of view and discussed both the effects of domestic violence and mental health problems resulting from violence (especially PTSD, anxiety, and depressive disorders). The article discusses the quality of life in people who have suffered domestic violence and how to improve it. Finally, a schedule of corrective – educational program for perpetrators of violence was presented and its assessment and survey on the attitudes of participants finalized the program, the usefulness of acquired knowledge and its impact on behavior. The article shows that appropriate therapeutic intervention, combined with effective social support, as well as directing interventions in relation to people using violence is the chance to help victims of violence by improving their quality of life.

Keywords

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Violence in the family; quality of life; PTSD; anxiety and depressive disorders; corrective – educational program for perpetrators of violence

• Publisher: Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego
• Journal: Państwo i Społeczeństwo
• Year: 2015
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 89-109

Contributors

author

Mirski Andrzej

• Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego