Spousal abuse, often referred to as domestic violence or intimate partner violence, often results in several detrimental psychological effects for the victim. From 8 to 22 percent of women will likely be the victims of domestic physical violence, according to 1996 study published by Susan Wilt and Sarah Olson in the "Journal of American Medical Women's Association." Psychological abuse almost always accompanies the physical violence.
Spousal abuse can be anticipated or it can be unexpected. It can leave both emotional and physical scarring on the victim. Any type of abuse has harmful effects on the victim and abuse of any kind should not be tolerated. Getti...
Family members who are not the targets of abuse can suffer long-lasting emotional damage from witnessing the abuse of a loved one. According to the American Psychological Association, more than 3 million children annually witne...
An estimated once very 15 seconds, a woman is harmed by her husband or partner. But that harm isn't limited to the woman. Children exposed to family violence are injured, as well, even if they are never hit. And those wounds ca...
According to the Domestic Violence Roundtable website, children who witness abuse may feel fear, anger and helplessness. If these feelings remain unresolved, the long-term effects of witnessing abuse may manifest as severe beha...
Witnessing spousal abuse as a child is a traumatic experience that can have grave consequences, in not only the young, but also in the manifestation of brutal repercussions in adulthood. Experiencing the disturbances of abuse i...
The obvious effects of spousal abuse are injury and unhappiness, but spousal abuse actually ripples through all aspects of a person's life and affects the abused person in dramatic and profound ways. Abuse affects a person's se...
