Sunday, October, 25, 2009
Causes Of Violence
March 16, 2009
According to the National Institutes of Health, domestic violence is the most common cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44, and new research suggests that abuse victims feel the impact of violence long after it occurred. In one study, investigators found that older African-American women who were exposed to high levels of family
violence at some point in their lifetimes are at a greater risk of poor mental and physical health. Another study showed that adult women who have been abused in a rela...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Chris Ballas, M.D.
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Health Expert
...can cause a complex behavior such as suicide (or violence), and to say that a drug, or event, or...
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By Dr. Ballas
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Health Expert
...kids away from violent TV. The National Television Violence Study is one of the largest studies...
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By Paul Ballas
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Health Expert
...would be appropriate to discuss several aspects of violence and schizophrenia in this blog....
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
...erroneous explanation for acts of aggression and violence. Although evidence is somewhat mixed,...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
...and even health problems. Why is this? Well, the violence of some of the computer games and...
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Health Guide
...Dutch family, Brunner and colleagues (1993) found the first evidence that a gene might be important in
violence and aggression. Many of the men in this family exhibited a strange behavioral...
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...Dr. Ballas has published and lectured extensively. His medical interests include forensic issues and
violence, pharmacology, and healthcare policy. Dr. Ballas is also a talented artist and a...
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...educational level of parents and siblings, family constellation, marital history, history of domestic
violence or sexual or physical abuse, recent or ongoing stressors in the home, family response...
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...frustration with their student’s behavior. While parents, home environment, too much television,
violence in the street,
violence on television, video games, and much more are often blamed...
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...the risk for death:In general, people who drink regularly have a higher rate of death from injury or
violence.Alcohol overdose can lead to death. This is a particular danger for adolescents who...
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