Advocates Against Violence: Domestic Violence when Men are the Victim – Suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

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"Advocates Against Violence" was created to bring awareness to the life changes that occur from living in violent environments. We consider violent environments to include domestic violence (DV), intimate partner violence (IPV), child abuse, neglect, and sexual molestation (CANSM), random violence and those whom are affected by natural disasters.

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We hope to bring awareness to victims of violence in all its forms and report information that affects those whom are affected by natural disasters. We hope to provide resources and spread awareness through research that will provide links to resources that will help victims of violence (family violence, domestic violence, child abuse, child neglect, child endangerment, child molestation, and those suffering from natural disasters (tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcano eruptions, etc.). Moroever, we hope to include resources for victims of violence in all forms including victims of random violence (muggings, armed robbery, kidnapping, school violence, etc.).

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Domestic Violence when Men are the Victim – Suffer from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Mary Browning May 8, 2011

Male domestic violence victims oftentimes suffer from PTSD, which is a psychological trauma that occurs in victims after a traumatic experience. Male victims suffer from deep depression, and suicidal tendencies that psychologists associate with PTSD. According to new research from the NIH (National Institute of Health), male victims’ are suffering from PTSD (Preidt, 2011).

Preidt states, “Researchers looked at a group of 302 men who sought professional help after experiencing what the researchers called "intimate terrorism," which refers to high levels of violence and controlling behavior by female partners” (2011, ¶ 2). Moreover, Preidt speaks of statistical information from research found through phone research survey’s asking 520 males about their relationships with women (2011, ¶ 3). Many of the research group state that their female partners become violent and mentally abusive (Preidt, 2011).

Psychology of Men & Masculinity posted in the April 2011 issue that male victims are seeking help after victimization of their female partners (Hines, 2011). “A second study in the same journal summarized past research on domestic abuse against men. Prior research has found that men are less likely to report injuries from abuse, and police are less likely to arrest women accused of domestic violence against men” (Preidt, 2011, ¶ 7).

Researching further into the media reports that provide news coverage on male victims, I found validation through Clark University that states the accuracy of the articles written from the news release on April 7, 2011 from Psychology of Men & Masculinity.

Clark University reports on these accuracies stating, “On April 7, 2011, the American Psychological Association issued a press release entitled, "Male Victims of 'Intimate Terrorism' Can Experience Damaging Psychological Effects." It highlighted the findings of our journal article on post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in the men in our sample. Over 30 media outlets picked up this press release soon after release, including U.S. News and World Report, and other outlets. The press release contains the most accurate information and a link to the journal article” (Clark University, 2011).

References

Hine, D. (2011). Media mentions and corrections for the men's experiences of partner aggression study. Clark University | One of 40 "Colleges that Change Lives". Retrieved May 8, 2011, from http://www.clarku.edu/faculty/dhines/Media%20Mentions%20&%20Corrections.htm

Psychology of Men & Masculinity, news release, April 7, 2011

Preidt, R. (2011, April 12). Male Victims of Domestic Abuse May Show Signs of PTSD: MedlinePlus. National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health. Retrieved May 8, 2011, from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_110899.html

**Female partners can cause psychological trauma to the men they abuse, researchers say

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_110899.html (*this news item will not be available after 07/11/2011)