Effects of Domestic Violence on Children and Significance of Psychosocial Support

• Main Authors: Neslihan Lok, Ceyda Basogul, Selma Oncel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar 2016-06-01
• Series: Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar
• Subjects: Domestic violence; children; psychosocial support
• Online Access: http://www.cappsy.org/archives/vol8/no2/cap_08_02_06.pdf

Nowadays increasing complexity of living conditions of children influence every aspect of family atmosphere, parent-child relationships and child rearing practices. These are significant factors in development of childrens personality and sustaining their mental health. Although family environment is considered to be safest environment for children, many parents grind them consciously or unconsciously on the grounds of edification which might cause problems in their physical, spiritual, mental and affective growth leading them to be unhealthy individuals. Therefore, children exposed to violence by their family members should be determined by a multidisciplinary team to make a psychosocial support available. [Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry 2016; 8(2): 156-161]