History Of Family Violence Research Articles

Behavioral and Attitudinal Factors Differentiating Male Intimate Partner Violence Perpetrators With and Without a History of Childhood Family Violence

This study utilized a sample of men (N = 340) charged with assault against a female partner to assess differences among IPV perpetrators with and without a history of childhood family violence on factors such as angry, controlling and violent behaviors, substance use related behaviors, and attitudes towards women. Over two-thirds of the sample reported childhood exposure to maltreatment or witnessing IPV. Chi-square analyses and t-tests indicated significant differences between perpetrators with and without a history of family violence on eight of eleven measures. Findings suggest perpetrators with a family violence history more strongly endorse ideas that present women and feminine attributes in a negative light. This research demonstrates that while exposure to family violence during childhood is not necessary for IPV to occur, its presence may be a marker for more severe attitudinal and behavioral problems. Findings highlight the need for primary prevention efforts and can inform secondary prevention strategies.

Single Types of Family Violence Victimization and Externalizing Behaviors Among Children and Adolescents

Prior research has provided substantial evidence that child maltreatment and exposure to physical intimate partner violence (IPV) are associated with increased externalizing behavior problems among children and adolescents. However, little is known about the effects of exposure to psychological IPV and exposure to the physical abuse of a sibling. Using a total sample (N = 2,572) and subsample (n = 441) of children ages 3–18 years old, the purpose of this study was to assess whether cumulative types of family violence lead to higher mean externalizing behavior scores and to examine the effects of single types of indirect and direct family violence on children’s mean externalizing behavior scores. Results confirmed that children who experienced any type of family violence victimization had higher mean externalizing behavior scores compared to children with no history of family violence; however, few differences in externalizing behavior scores were found as the number of family violence types increased. Children who experienced indirect types of family violence (e.g., exposure to the physical abuse of a sibling) had higher externalizing behavior scores than children who experienced direct maltreatment (e.g., child physical abuse). Findings from this study suggest that researchers and service providers should adopt a broader conceptualization of family violence victimization and increase the amount of services provided to children who are indirectly victimized.

Rate of intimate partner violence against women and attitudes of women towards violence in Edirne Turkey

Aim. The aim of this is to determine rate of husband violence against adult women, effects of various social factors and attitudes of women towards violence in Edirne, Turkey. Method. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 306 women determined with stratified sampling were applied a questionnaire consisting of items about sociodemographic features and 38 itemed questionnaire including definition of violence, exposure to husband violence, attitudes and behaviors after violence. Results. Husband violence rate was 61.4%. Types of violence were physical in 30.4%, psychological in 54.6%, economical in 19.3%, emotional in 9.8% and sexual in 6.3%. Husband violence rate is higher in women who have low educational state, low age of marriage, married involuntarily, and whose husbands have low educational status, high usage of alcohol and cigarettes, family history of violence against women. Conclusion. Husband violence against women living in Edirne was intense. Awareness of violence types is higher than national averages.

Male Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Wife Beating: A Multi-Country Study in South Asia

This study has aimed to address the gaps in knowledge about male adolescents and their attitudes toward wife beating in multi-country study in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. The study used secondary data generated from nationally representative samples of male adolescents (aged 15-19 years) in the demographic and health surveys data in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. These were household surveys using structured questionnaires, with 275 boys in Bangladesh, 13,078 boys in India, and 939 boys in Nepal. Chi-square tests and logistic regressions were used to assess the associations. In Bangladesh, 42% of 275 respondents had justified wife beating; in India, 51% of 13,078 male adolescents had supported wife beating; and in Nepal, 28% of 939 respondents had supported wife abuse. Individual-level factors, such as rural residency, low educational attainment, low economic status, being unemployed, and having a history of family violence, were positively associated with the justification of wife abuse. This multi-country study indicates a general trend of male adolescents' strong supportive attitude toward wife beating, and hence may suggest that policy makers can specifically target young groups of the population for various interventions for reducing violence against women.

Legislative aspirations and social realities: empirical reflections on Australia's 2006 family law reforms

The Australian government has recently introduced a Bill into Parliament that is intended to improve the way concerns about family violence and child abuse are dealt with in the context of post-separation parenting disputes. The move follows recent reports examining the impact of significant reforms to the family law system introduced in 2006. Motivated by a desire to ensure that children maintain involvement with both parents after separation and to place greater emphasis on non-court-based dispute resolution mechanisms, the reforms encompassed legislative change and new and expanded relationship services. The empirical evidence base on the 2006 reforms has highlighted shortcomings in the existing responses to family violence and child abuse, with one large-scale study by the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) demonstrating that a history of family violence was as prevalent among shared care arrangements as other arrangements, contrary to the intention of the reforms. This article uses the empirical findings from the AIFS Evaluation to reflect on some key theoretical ideas about how law operates. The Evaluation findings highlighted the prevalence of a history of family violence among separated parents in Australia and provided evidence that this issue complicates the fulfilment of the reform objectives in a range of ways, most obviously in the context of applying appropriate dispute resolution processes and making parenting arrangements that safeguard the well-being of children.

Trauma, exile and mental health in young refugees

To review evidence of trauma and exile-related mental health in young refugees from the Middle East. A review of four empirical studies: i) a qualitative study of 11 children from torture surviving families, ii) a cohort study of 311 3-15-year-old asylum-seeking children, iii) a qualitative study of 14 members of torture surviving families and iv) a follow-up study of 131 11-23-year-old refugees. The reactions of the children were not necessarily post-traumatic stress disorder specific. Seventy-seven per cent suffered from anxiety, sleep disturbance and/or depressed mood at arrival. Sleep disturbance (prevalence 34%) was primarily predicted by a family history of violence. At follow-up, 25.9% suffered from clinically relevant psychological symptoms. Traumatic experiences before arrival and stressful events in exile predicted internalizing behaviour, witnessing violence and frequent school changes in exile predicted externalizing behaviour. School participation, Danish friends, language proficiency and mother's education predicted less long-term psychological problems. Psychological problems are frequent in refugee children, but the extents are reduced over time in exile. Traumatic experience before arrival is most important for the short-term reaction of the children while aspects of life in exile are important for the children's ability to recover from early traumatization.

Admissions following assault in children and young people

AimsWith frequent reports of knife and gun crime in the local area we aimed to determine the incidence of young people requiring admission to an inner city hospital following assault....

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy of a child with posttraumatic stress disorder.

This case study involves the use of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to treat a preadolescent male patient referred to the Delaware public mental health system due to a history of family violence and symptoms associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Pre- to post-treatment data on self- and parent-report measures demonstrate symptom reduction and exemplify the effectiveness of the model. Data on parent participation in the session and facilitation of trauma discussion at home illustrate the parent's contribution to the therapeutic process. Excerpts of clinical dialogue between child, parent, and therapist highlight the capacity of the model to accommodate individual needs and circumstances. Clinical recommendations supplement the treatment manual and provide clinicians with practical information for use in their own practices.

A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Factors Associated With School Bullying in Japan and the United States

Researchers in both Japan and in the United States have documented that bullying is a common and potentially damaging form of violence among children. The authors’ review highlights distinct cross-cultural patterns of personal, family, peer, and school characteristics that predict gender differences in bullying and victimization. Cross-cultural patterns confirm that bullying has detrimental and long-lasting effects on both the bullies and their victims. School-based prevention/intervention programs have had mixed success, mainly because some of the risk factors associated with bullying and victimization are beyond the scope of these programs. Bullying and victimization are sometimes associated with psychological disorders and a history of family violence. In these cases, therapeutic intervention is required. Family therapists and other mental health professionals need to be aware of cultural variations in bullying and work collaboratively with schools and families to develop effective treatment plans.

Why Doesn’t He Leave? Relationship Continuity and Satisfaction Among Male Domestic Violence Offenders

In contrast to the extensive literature on women's decisions to leave violent relationships, there is little research examining relationship continuity from the offending male's perspective. Similarly, research exploring relationship satisfaction in men arrested for intimate partner violence (IPV) is lacking, despite the fact that dissatisfaction appears to increase risk for future IPV. The present study explored these issues using a large sample of men who were recently convicted of violence toward a female intimate partner (N = 1,130). More than half of the men (59%) reported that they were continuing or planning to continue their relationship. Factors associated with relationship continuity included older age, being married to the victim, having children together, attributing less blame to the victim for the recent offense, and having a childhood history of family violence. Among men who were continuing their relationship, low relationship satisfaction was predicted by having children, expressing hostile attitudes toward women, being jealous, blaming the victim for the arrest incident, and describing the victim as aggressive. Implications of the findings for clinical practice and research are discussed.

Child Audiences in America's Nickelodeons, 1900–1915: The Keith/Albee Managers’ Reports

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes Notes 1. Richard Butsch, The Making of American Audiences: from stage to television, 1750–1990 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000), 145. 2. Jane Addams, The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets (New York, Macmillan, 1909), 87. 3. Boyd Fisher, The regulation of motion picture theaters (1912), in: Gregory Waller (ed.), Moviegoing in America: a sourcebook in the history of film exhibition (Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishers, 2002), 78. 4. Roy Rosenzweig, Eight Hours for What We Will: workers and leisure in an industrial city, 1870–1920 (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1983) and Kathy Peiss, Cheap Amusements: working women and leisure in turn-of-the-century New York (Philadelphia, PA, Temple University Press, 1986). 5. David Nasaw, Children of the City: at work and at play (New York, Oxford University Press, 1985), 117. 6. David Macleod, The Age of the Child: children in America, 1890–1920 (New York, Twayne, 1998), 22. 7. Linda Gordon, Heroes of Their Own Lives: the politics and history of family violence, Boston 1880–1960 (Chicago, IL, University of Illinois Press, 1988), 181–184. 8. Rosenzweig, 201. 9. Macleod, The Age of the Child, 11. 10. Jacob Riis, How the Other Half Lives: studies among the tenements of New York (New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890), 180. Digitized from the University of Michigan, February 17, 2006. 11. Susan Tiffin, In Whose Best Interest?: child welfare reform in the Progressive era (Westport, CT, Greenwood Press, 1982), 19. 12. David Macleod, Building Character in the American Boy: the Boy Scouts, YMCA, and their forerunners, 1870–1920 (Madison, WI, University of Wisconsin Press, 1983), 99. 13. Gordon, 125. 14. John Collier and Edward M. Barrows, The City Where Crime Is Play: a report by the People's Institute (New York, 1914), 10–18, also Nasaw, 23. 15. The Land Beyond Sunset (Edison Company; US, 1912), DVD, Treasures from American Film Archives (National Film Preservation Foundation, 2000). 16. William J. Reese, Power and the Promise of School Reform: grassroots movements during the Progressive era (1986) (New York, Teachers College Press, 2002), 27–55. 17. Ben Singer, Manhattan nickelodeons: new data on audiences and exhibitors, Cinema Journal 34(3) (1995), 5–35; and Robert C. Allen, Manhattan myopia: or, Oh! Iowa! Robert C. Allen on Ben Singer's ‘Manhattan nickelodeons: new data on audiences and exhibitors’, Cinema Journal 34(3) (1995), 75–103. 18. All quotes from Keith/Albee managers’ reports come from the Keith/Albee Vaudeville Theater Collection at The University of Iowa's Special Collections Department, Iowa City. 19. Michael Davis, The Exploitation of Pleasure: a study of commercial recreations in New York City (New York, Russell Sage Foundation, 1910), 24–29. 20. Ibid., 24. 21. Michael Davis, quoted in Roberta Pearson and William Uricchio, ‘The formative and impressionable stage’: discursive constructions of the nickelodeon's child audience, in: Richard Maltby and Melvyn Stokes (eds), American Movie Audiences: from the turn of the century to the early sound era (London, BFI, 1999), 68. 22. Thomas Doherty, This is where we came in: the audible screen and the voluble audience of early sound cinema, in: Richard Maltby and Melvyn Stokes (eds), American Movie Audiences: from the turn of the century to the early sound era (London, BFI, 1999), 144. 23. Charles Musser, Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison Manufacturing Company (Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1991), 9–15. 24. Musser, 27. 25. Ibid., 340. 26. Keith/Albee Collection, Manager's Reports, Boston, Christmas Week 1907 and 1908 and Philadelphia, Christmas Week 1909. 27. The Terrible Kids (Edwin S. Porter, Edison Company; US, 1906), DVD, Edison: The Invention of the Movies (Kino International Corp, 2005). 28. Musser, 345. 29. Macleod, Building, 28. 30. The Little Train Robbery (Edwin S. Porter, Edison Company; US, 1905), DVD, Edison. 31. Musser, 320. 32. Cohen's Fire Sale (Porter, Edison Company; US, 1907), DVD, Edison. 33. Jacob Riis, Hester Street—the School Children's Only Playground, photographic print, circa 1890, in Nasaw, 21. 34. The ‘Teddy’ Bears (Porter, Edison Company; US, 1907), DVD, Edison. 35. Musser, 350. 36. Miriam Hansen, Babel & Babylon: spectatorship in American silent film (Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1991), 50. 37. Rick Altman, Silent Film Sound (New York, Columbia University Press, 2004), 284. 38. Ibid., 285. 39. Eileen Bowser, The Transformation of Cinema, 1907–1915 (Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 1994), 28. 40. In the Border States (D.W. Griffith, Biograph Company; US, 1910), VDis, D.W. Griffith: Years of Discovery, 1909–1913 (Image Entertainment, 1997) and The Little Girl Next Door (Lucius Henderson, Thanhouser Company; US, 1912), DVD, Thanhouser Collection: Kids and Dogs (Thanhouser Co. Film Preservation, 2006). 41. The Evidence of the Film (Edwin Thanhouser and Lawrence Marston, Thanhouser Company; US, 1913), DVD, Thanhouser Kids and Dogs. 42. Drummer of the 8th (Thomas Ince, Broncho Film Company; US, 1913), DVD, Civil War Films of the Silent Era (Image Entertainment, 2000).

Violence against women during pregnancy in some Asian countries: a review of the literature

Background: Violence against women is a recognized violation of human rights and an important public health concern. Violence during pregnancy is a risk to both the woman and her baby. Aims: The aim of this review was to identify what the literature reveals about violence during pregnancy in Asian countries. Methods: A systematic, integrated review was conducted of peer-reviewed literature published 1995-2009. Four databases were searched using the terms ‘intimate partner violence’, ‘domestic violence’, ‘pregnancy’, ‘Asia’, and ‘developing countries’. Reported results were compared within identified themes: prevalence, associated factors, interaction of violence and pregnancy, impact on women’s health, and the cultural role of children. Results: Twenty three eligible papers were found; 14 reported quantitative methods, 3 reported qualitative methods, and 6 reported both. Research was conducted in Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, China, Thailand, and Iran. The prevalence of violence during pregnancy ranged from 4.3% to 48%. Adverse effects of violence were evident on women’s physical and mental health and on their babies. Variables found to interact with violence were unintended pregnancy, woman’s age, partner’s education, social support, previous history of family violence, and the cultural value of children. The existing pattern and intensity of violence in the relationship were not found to change consistently with the woman’s pregnancy. Conclusions: The limited literature suggests that violence during pregnancy is a problem in at least some Asian countries as throughout the world. Further research is needed to increase knowledge of this important matter of significance both to women’s health and well-being and to social coherence.

Desempenho escolar da criança vitimizada encaminhada ao fórum judicial

O objetivo do estudo foi caracterizar o desempenho escolar da criança vítima de violência doméstica atendida no Fórum Judicial. Participaram do estudo 20 crianças vitimizadas comparadas com seus pares da mesma sala de aula, mesmo sexo e mesma faixa etária, mas sem histórico de violência doméstica, suas respectivas mães e professoras. As crianças responderam ao Teste de Desempenho Escolar, Inventário de Estilos Parentais e ao Teste de Raven (Escala Especial) e apresentaram o caderno escolar. As mães responderam a uma entrevista e a Escala de Táticas de Conflitos Revisada (CTS-2). As professoras apresentaram sua opinião sobre o desempenho acadêmico dos participantes. Os dados obtidos mostraram que a criança vitimizada tem desempenho escolar inferior ao grupo controle. Os resultados da CTS-2 indicaram que a maioria das crianças vitimizadas estava exposta à violência conjugal. O estudo mostrou que, além da violência doméstica direta e indireta, tais crianças estavam expostas a outros fatores de risco, tais como, pobreza, baixa escolaridade materna e uso de álcool e/ou droga por familiares.

Childhood Family Violence and Perpetration and Victimization of Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a National Population-Based Study of Couples

We sought to examine the relation between childhood family violence and intimate partner violence (IPV). We surveyed 1615 couples from the U.S. household population by using multistage cluster sampling. Childhood family violence measures included moderate and severe child physical abuse and witnessing interparental threats or physical violence. IPV was categorized as nonreciprocal male-to-female partner violence (MFPV), nonreciprocal female-to-male partner violence (FMPV), reciprocal IPV (MFPV and FMPV), and no IPV. We used multinomial logistic regression to estimate unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) between childhood family violence and IPV. Men who experienced moderate (adjusted OR [AOR] 3.9, 95% CI, 1.3-11.8) or severe (AOR 4.5, 95% CI: 1.1-19.3) child physical abuse were at increased risk of nonreciprocal MFPV; a male history of severe childhood physical abuse or witnessing interparental violence was associated with a twofold increased risk of reciprocal IPV. Women who witnessed interparental threats of violence (AOR 1.9, 95% CI, 0.8-4.6) or interparental physical violence (AOR 3.4, 95% CI, 1.5-7.9) in childhood were at increased risk of nonreciprocal FMPV. Women exposed to any type of childhood family violence were more than 1.5 times as likely to engage in reciprocal IPV. Many strong positive ORs had CIs compatible with no association. We provide new evidence that childhood family violence is associated with an increased risk of nonreciprocal and reciprocal IPV. Treatment providers and policy makers should consider childhood family violence history in both men and women in the context of IPV.

T02-P-03 Intimate partner violence

This study is focused on IPV that includes physical, psychological, sexual, economic violence. We used PsycINFO. We found several self-report measures that could be used in assessing violent couples as CTS and SES. We found several theoretical perspectives that could examine what factors are significant in the etiology and development of IPV. The ecological model explained IPV caused by individual, relationship, community, societal factors. IPV occurs in all countries, irrespective of social, economic, religious or cultural group. IPV isn’t a problem because men can be violent. Victims are usually women. There are myths and stereotypes about violence in couples. There are several characteristics in violent couples: issues of gender and power inequity, lower communication skills, dependency on abusive partner, history of family violence, alcohol consumption, depression or other disorders. IPV occurs also in healthy people. IPV has been linked to many immediate and long-term health outcomes as gastrointestinal disorders, chronic pain syndromes, depression and suicidal behaviour. IPV affects reproductive health and can lead to gynaecological disorders: unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. IPV is among the leading causes of death worldwide for people aged 15-44 years. Understanding the risk factors for development of violence is essential toward the development of interventions to reduce partner violence. It needs to develop laws regarding partner violence. It needs to work with couples controlling abusive behaviour, training in communication problem-solving skills to help couples end the violence and training treatment programmes for perpetrators, sexual education and self-help groups.

Prevalence and risk factors associated with postpartum depression in puerperal women consulting in primary care

Mood disorders are common in Chile. Among these, post partum depression (PPD) deranges the maternal and family relationships. To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with PPD in puerperal women in Temuco, Chile. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered to 73 puerperal women aged 15 to 32 years, between 40 to 45 days after delivery. To detect risk factors, 20 women with and 20 women without post partum depression (PPD) were interviewed and their clinical records were reviewed to assess their perinatal care. The prevalence of PPD in the whole sample was 50.7%. The individual psychological risk factors detected were a feeling of discomfort with their body after giving birth, a personal history of mental health problems and a high level of overload associated to child care. An individual physical risk factor was alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Family risk factors were a poor relationship with the father of the child during pregnancy, a history of mental health problems in close family members, a history of family violence and a poor relationship with parents during puerperium. Having more children was a sociodemographic risk factor. Post partum depression is common. The characterization of risk factors should lead to the implementation of preventive strategies.

Prevalencia y factores de riesgo asociados a la depresión posparto en puérperas de un Centro de Atención Primaria en el Sur de Chile

Mood disorders are common in Chile. Among these, post partum depression (PPD) deranges the maternal and family relationships.To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with PPD in puerperal women in Temuco, Chile.The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was administered to 73 puerperal women aged 15 to 32 years, between 40 to 45 days after delivery. To detect risk factors, 20 women with and 20 women without post partum depression (PPD) were interviewed and their clinical records were reviewed to assess their perinatal care.The prevalence of PPD in the whole sample was 50.7%. The individual psychological risk factors detected were a feeling of discomfort with their body after giving birth, a personal history of mental health problems and a high level of overload associated to child care. An individual physical risk factor was alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Family risk factors were a poor relationship with the father of the child during pregnancy, a history of mental health problems in close family members, a history of family violence and a poor relationship with parents during puerperium. Having more children was a sociodemographic risk factor.Post partum depression is common. The characterization of risk factors should lead to the implementation of preventive strategies.

The psychosocial functioning and family background of children experiencing significant placement instability in Australian out-of-home care

This paper profiles the family and social background, and psychosocial wellbeing of 364 children (Mean age = 12.9 years) with a high level of placement instability in Australian out-of-home care. Children were selected based on reliable predictors of instability and detailed interviews were conducted with case-workers, along with extensive case-file readings. The children in this population were found to originate from families that share many risk factors. In most cases, a family history of domestic violence, physical abuse, and parental substance abuse dominated over a history of sexual abuse and neglect. Based on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), over 75% of children were found to have clinical level conduct disorder, two-thirds have peer problems, and around a half are clinically anxious or depressed. The results provided some evidence that children with the poorest overall psychosocial adjustment were most prone to placement breakdowns, but there was no clear relationship between the overall number of family background problems and the level of placement instability. However, individual risk factors, including a history of family violence and abuse were related to more disrupted placement histories for children in care.

Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Unmet Need for Mental Health Care: Results From the NSDUH

Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Unmet Need for Mental Health Care: Results From the NSDUH

Domestic Violence Simulated Patient Case

OPEN ACCESSMay 15, 2007Domestic Violence Simulated Patient Case Susan Glick, MD Susan Glick, MD University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.624 SectionsAboutAbstract ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstract Introduction: Learning to care for vulnerable populations, including survivors of domestic violence, is an essential part of undergraduate and graduate medical education. While classroom instruction may increase learners' knowledge, it may not teach the skills required to successfully screen and respond to survivors of violence in the office. Formal office-based teaching about domestic violence is hampered by difficulty predicting when and where survivors of violence will be seen. As a result, learners' experiences with domestic violence are fragmented and inconsistent. Simulated patients can fill this void, reliably enabling learners to apply their knowledge to the clinical environment. This simulated patient case aims to enable learners to recognize and respond to victims of domestic violence. Methods: The patient presents with a complaint (headache) commonly encountered in the primary care setting. Triggers to encourage learners to ask about domestic violence (e.g. chronic unexplained pain, miscarriages, and possible family history of violence) are embedded within the case. Results: Twelve primary care internal medicine residents participated in this case. Four had participated in an 8-week seminar series in domestic violence 18 months prior to the simulated patient program that included 24 hours of classroom and community-based instruction on this topic. Eight residents had received only a 1-hour conference on domestic violence. Of the four residents with extensive instruction in domestic violence, only three screened the simulated patient for domestic violence. All three of these residents responded appropriately to the survivor, including validating her experience, assessing her safety, and referring her for appropriate advocacy, counseling, and legal services. Of the eight residents with minimal prior instruction in domestic violence, five screened the simulated patient for domestic violence. All five of these residents referred the patient for appropriate services, yet only three of the five validated the patient's experience and four out of five assessed her safety. Of the 12 residents who participated in this case, 10 found the case highly educational and two found it very educational. Eight residents found the case highly realistic, three found it very realistic, and one found it somewhat realistic. Residents felt the best components of the simulated patient program were the opportunity to obtain feedback about their communication skills, the postclinic conference, learning about vulnerable populations, and the overall quality of the program. Eleven of the residents recommended that the residency program offer another simulated patient program in the future; one resident did not wish to participate in another simulated patient program. Discussion: The postencounter discussion and videotape review provide opportunities to reinforce and further strengthen learners' knowledge and skills. Educational Objectives By the end of this resource, learners will be able to: Recognize risk factors for domestic violence.Recognize chronic unexplained pain as a common presenting symptom in survivors of domestic violence.Demonstrate screening for domestic violence.Respond appropriately to survivors of violence. 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This is an open-access publication distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.KeywordsAbuseVulnerable PopulationsHeadacheMiscarriagesChronic Unexplained Pain Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support None to report. Prior Presentations Glick SB, Lemon M. Beyond “Call Social Work”: a simulated patient program to improve residents' ability to care for vulnerable populations [Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, Poster, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]. J Gen Intern Med. 2003;18(Suppl 1):109. Glick S, Abrams R, Buchanan D, Cohen M, Francis L, Lemon M, McAuley J, Riordan K, Rohr L, Smith J, Whitaker E. Teaching and learning about vulnerable populations. Half-day presession at: Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting; 2002; Atlanta, GA. Loading ...