Innovations in Interventions to Address Intimate Partner Violence

This book provides comprehensive information about various types of gender-based violence (GBV) and abuse. GBV is a major public health and social problem that affects people, mostly women and girls, in every community, culture, and country. GBV refers to the violence or a pattern of abusive behaviours including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours resulting in physical, sexual or psychological harm. It is associated with severe physical and psychological consequences, and can result in death.

Editors: Andrade, André Luiz Monezi, De Micheli, Denise (Eds.)
Provides essential new approaches to complement the traditional treatment and management of drug abuse
Discusses the scientific evidence for as well as the limitations of these approaches
Intended for a broad audience, from undergraduate students to experienced professionals