Recovering from the Effects of Domestic Violence
Implications for Welfare Reform Policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7907301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia A Murphy (University of Toledo, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 169-182 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Law & Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-8240 • E-ISSN: 1467-9930 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9930.00026 |
| OpenAlex | W2146962921 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
This article highlights the importance of understanding how the impact of domestic violence renders participation in welfare‐to‐work programs highly problematic since the symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder (a not uncommon outcome of domestic violence experience) can undermine the victim’s best efforts to benefit from training and return to work programs. A short history of PTSD is provided with the cautionary note that definitions of PTSD remain in flux. Sub‐categories of PTSD, such as Battered Women’s Syndrome, are also reviewed. Recovery from PTSD is not described in psychotherapeutic terms, but in rehabilitative terms with an emphasis on those recovery processes which facilitate restoration of psychological and functional capacities, leading to participation in welfare‐to‐work or retraining programs with labor market participation as the goal
Domestic violence · Economics · Medical emergency · Outcome (game theory · Poison control · Political science · Public economics · Retraining · Welfare · Welfare reform · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation
Poverty, Battering, Race, and Welfare Reform
Abject Economics
Battering, Traumatic Stress, and Welfare-to-Work Transition
Battered Women Speak Out
Welfare Reform, Domestic Violence, and Employment
Examining the Impact of the Family Violence Option on Women's Efforts to Leave Welfare
Domestic violence and the politics of trauma
Stockholm Syndrome as Vernacular Resource
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2012 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |