Family Problems and Family Violence: Reliable Assessment and the ICD-11

by Beach, Steven

• ISBN13: 9780826109101
• ISBN10: 0826109101
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER PUB CO INC

Summary

The only book of its kind, this text describes recent innovations in defining and assessing family problems and family violence. It provides aframework for improving global assessment of relational processes in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). It includes a complete setof practical tools for defining, screening, and assessing family violence in accordance with these new definitions, and reviews the impact of familyviolence on psychological health, physical health, and economic well-being worldwide. Clinicians who assess and treat family violence, students, and policymakers will benefit from several new state-of-the-art screening tools andstructured interviews that can be easily administered in hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare settings. This text will also be an importantaddition to graduate training programs across many disciplines regarding the assessment of family maltreatment, parent-child problems, and relationshipdiscord. Key Features: Features a wealth of current validated screening and interview tools that can be used in clinical or research settingsProvides a global perspective on assessing and treating family violenceProvides recommendations for surveillance of family problems and family violence and use in the ICD-11Highlights the implications of relational problems for mental and physical health

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Partner Maltreatment
Intimate Partner Maltreatment: Definitions, Prevalence, and Implications for Diagnosis	p. 1
Intimate Partner Violence and Its Measurement: Global Considerations	p. 25
Psychological, Physical, and Economic Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 33
Practical Tools for Assessing Partner Maltreatment in Clinical Practice and Public Health Settings	p. 43
Partner Relational Problems
Relationship Distress: Assessment, Definition, and Implications for Mental Health Diagnosis	p. 72
Defining Partner Relational Problems in the Arab Region	p. 79
Relationship Distress: Impact on Mental Illness, Physical Health, Children, and Family Economics	p. 91
Practical Tools for Assessing Marital or Intimate Partner Relational Problems in Clinical Practice and Public Health Settings	p. 101
Child Maltreatment
Child Maltreatment: Definitions, Prevalence, and Implications for Diagnosis	p. 111
Child Maltreatment Relational Diagnosis Using ICD Codes: Considerations for Low-and Middle-Income Settings	p. 131
Psychological, Physical, and Economic Consequences of Child Maltreatment	p. 149
Practical Tools for Assessing Child Maltreatment in Clinical Practice and Public Health Settings	p. 259
Caregiver-Child Relational Problems
Caregiver-Child Relational Problems: Definitions and Implications for Diagnosis	p. 285
Applicability, Generalizability, and Considerations in China	p. 197
Parent-Child Relational Problems: The Psychological, Physical, and Economic Consequences	p. 203
Practical Tools for Assessing Caregiver-Child Relationship Problems	p. 227
Current State of Public Health Response and Future Directions
Prevention and Reduction of Parent-Child Relationship Difficulties	p. 229
Current State of the Global Public Health Response to Child Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence	p. 237
Relational Problems Co-Occurring With Medical Problems: The Conceptual Basis of Cross-Coding	p. 251
Future Directions for Science and Public Health	p. 269
Index	p. 277
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