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Introducción: Los varones con cuadros depresivos presentan mayor incidencia de suicidio, de consumo de drogas y alcohol, mayores niveles de irritabilidad y una tendencia más acusada a negar la ayuda profesional. Lo anterior sitúa a la población masculina en un estado de peor pronóstico. Por lo que una pronta detección e intervención se convierte en […]
…La ministra de Sanidad y Política Social, Trinidad Jiménez, ha sido la encargada hoy de presidir la entrega anual de los Premios Fundación Mapfre, unos galardones que distinguen a personas e iniciativas en las áreas de interés social en las que trabaja la institución, como la salud, la dependencia o el medio ambiente. Los objetivos […]
…Introcucción:La vilencia doméstica exige uuna consideración psicológica del problema, analizando las interaciones de las personas que participan en los episodios de agresión, que configuran un contexto psicológico que requieres ser analizado en su totalidad para poder explicar, prevenir y precedecir situaciones porteriores. Material y métodos:La muestra estuvo contituída por 31 mujeres y 36 hombres con […]
…Background: Prior research has shown a high prevalence of sexual violence against women with disabilities. However, no previous population-based studies have examined such victimization against men with disabilities. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to document the prevalence of lifetime and past-year sexual violence victimization among a representative sample of men with disabilities in […]
…This descriptive study aims to provide new information about the services used by sexually assaulted men and adolescent boys presenting to specialized hospital-based sexual assault programs and further insight into the factors that may be associated with their victimization. Information was collected from 38 male clients aged 12+ presenting to 29 sexual assault treatment centers […]
…Despite the growing literature on intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization against people with disabilities, few studies have examined IPV against men with disabilities. This study uses population-based data to examine the prevalence of past-year and lifetime IPV against men with disabilities in the United States in comparison with men without disabilities and women with and […]
…Background There have been a number of studies of treatment for men with intellectual disabilities and sexually abusive behaviour but few follow-up studies. Our aim was to follow up men with intellectual disabilities who had attended group cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) for sexually abusive behaviour. Method Thirty-four men (from seven treatment sites) were followed up. […]
…Background In other populations, the psychological impact of abuse has been conceptualized as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association (APA), 1994), but little is known about whether this is appropriate for adults with severe intellectual disabilities and very limited communication skills. Methods An informant interview, based on the framework provided by PTSD, […]
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