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Suggested Books: If you need more detailed reading on the subject of domestic violence you may want to review the listed books in this sub-category. The topics range from recognizing, then stopping a verbally abusive relationship to understanding and ending a physically violent domestic relationship. We can recommend a book that discusses various warning signals of a violent domestic episode to help you prevent the violence before it becomes life-threatening to you or your loved ones.

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• Aging - Personal Control Of Life Roles

  By Neal Krause Ph.D, Benjamin A. Shaw Ph.D. - Older adults who feel they have control over roles they value live longer than those who don't, according to a new study. Being a parent, grandparent or provider can add value to an elderly person's life. And having control over such roles appears to be more important to people as they age than feelings of control over life as a whole. This finding is reported on in this month's Psychology and Aging, published by the American Psychological Association (APA). (Added: 26-Jun-2003 Hits: 571 )

• Elder Abuse - Fighting Elder Abuse

  By n/a - We can fight elder abuse on many different fronts. First of all, public education is extremely important. Both elders themselves, and the public at large, need to understand more clearly what elder abuse is, why it happens, how to recognize it, and what can be done about it. (Added: 19-Jun-2003 Hits: 296 )

• Getting Free: You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life

  By Ginny Nicarthy - The problems of and solutions to domestic violence are clearly defined through the voices of women as they share their experiences and carve out their steps toward freedom. Each chapter discusses a different phase in the experience of "getting free" and the problems surrounding each phase. Readers can reach for this book to look up specific domestic abuse issues or they can read it straight through. There is much to learn here--the history of battering as a phenomenon. (Added: 15-Nov-2002 Hits: 460 )

• When Violence Begins at Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse

  By Karen Wilson - The author reflects her 17 years on the front lines working against domestic violence after surviving an abusive relationship herself. Karen Wilson provides a comprehensive manual for counselors, legal professionals, and victims of abuse, addressing behavioral patterns, the role of alcohol and drugs, how to leave abusive relationships, legislation on domestic violence, and more. (Added: 15-Nov-2002 Hits: 405 )

• Surviving Domestic Violence: Voices of Women Who Broke Free

  By Elaine Weiss - This is not a reference text about domestic violence. It is not an instructional manual on how to escape from a batterer. Plenty of these exist. It is a travel guide to a country no one visits willingly, the collective tales of past travelers making the landscape less threatening, less alien. I hope the many voices in this book will convince you that these stories belong to all of us. (Added: 15-Nov-2002 Hits: 448 )

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