Annals Of Internal Medicine-Intimate Partner Violence-Intimate Relationship-Abusive Behaviors

News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 8, 2012, Online

1. Evidence Review: Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence May Have Benefits, Few Harms Intimate partner violence, or IPV, includes a range of abusive behaviors perpetrated by someone who is in an intimate relationship with the victim. Abusive behaviors may include physical violence, sexual violence, rape, and psychological aggression - all of which have immediate health effects on the victim. While victims and perpetrators can be male or female, women are disproportionately victimized (up to 5.3 million women are affected each year in the U.S.)... read more..

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Public Changing Rooms-Group Exercise-Women

Public Changing Rooms Can Cause Body Anxieties For Women

Sweating in the gym, surrounded by others, pounding to the beat in group exercise class has become the norm for many Women. But when it comes to the experience of changing in the locker room, the acts of disrobing, dressing, showering and being naked in front of others, can be very discomfiting. It's a complex experience as women are faced with an awareness of their bodies different than in any other space. "I walk into the change room and pace anxiously up and down the rows of lockers. I look for an empty aisle, hoping for some semblance of privacy... read more..

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