Category: Violence

Front Public Health. 2026 May 18;14:1798442. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1798442. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: The phenomenon of childhood loneliness extends beyond its implications for psychological development, potentially exerting significant...

Addict Behav Rep. 2026 May 8;23:100699. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2026.100699. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTCraving is a core clinical feature associated with relapse and poorer treatment outcomes in substance...

Oxf Open Neurosci. 2026 May 15;5:kvag003. doi: 10.1093/oons/kvag003. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTThe goal of this study was to clarify the contribution of prefrontal cortex activity to men's...

Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2026 May 29;11(2):e002269. doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2026-002269. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTTrauma remains a leading cause of death globally, with the greatest burden borne by...

Front Glob Womens Health. 2026 May 18;7:1720050. doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2026.1720050. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Nigeria's maternal mortality ratio is the highest on the African continent, and the most...

BMJ Public Health. 2026 May 28;4(2):e004417. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2025-004417. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Bullying of medical students by clinicians is a common problem in medical education that has...

Australas Psychiatry. 2026 Jun 3:10398562261455765. doi: 10.1177/10398562261455765. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackgroundRestrictive interventions (RIs), including seclusion, physical and chemical restraint, remain controversial in psychiatric care. In...

Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2026 Jun 3:207640261457643. doi: 10.1177/00207640261457643. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Victims of sexual violence have better physical and mental health outcomes when...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 Jun 2:8862605261451867. doi: 10.1177/08862605261451867. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCommunity violence (CV) has been linked to negative psychosocial outcomes including conduct problems among...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 Jun 2:8862605261451873. doi: 10.1177/08862605261451873. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study explores the impact of citizenship status and racial and ethnic identity of...

BMC Nurs. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1186/s12912-026-04816-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Gaslighting is a subtle and insidious form of psychological abuse in the workplace that...

BMC Public Health. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27888-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Workplace violence has emerged as a major occupational health concern in healthcare settings,...

BMC Pediatr. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1186/s12887-026-07087-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Child stunting remains a persistent public health challenge in Peru. Although women's empowerment has...

Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2026 Jun 3;60(2):49. doi: 10.1007/s12124-026-10006-3.ABSTRACTInterpersonal phobias-used here as an analytic label for enduring aversive orientations toward persons or groups, such as...

J Urban Health. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1007/s11524-026-01071-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTViolent crime is increasing worldwide with climate change and ambient heat, with greater increases...

J Pers Disord. 2026 Jun;40(3):207-224. doi: 10.1521/pedi.2026.40.3.207.ABSTRACTPersonality pathology (PP) is a risk factor for poor parenting. However, little is known about how dimensions of PP...

Health Commun. 2026 Jun 2:1-4. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2026.2683573. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn this Defining Moments essay, I interrogate the asymmetrical power structures of health communication knowledge...

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2026 Jun 2:306624X261456565. doi: 10.1177/0306624X261456565. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHigh rates of recidivism persist among incarcerated men, particularly those with...

Fam Process. 2026 Jun;65(2):e70168. doi: 10.1111/famp.70168.ABSTRACTHealing after attempted intimate partner homicide (IPH) is critical not only for women's psychological recovery but also for their ability...

Disasters. 2026 Jul;50(3):e70060. doi: 10.1111/disa.70060.ABSTRACTDespite a growing body of literature linking transnational sex and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among women across Sub-Saharan Africa, knowledge gaps...

AIDS Care. 2026 Jun 2:1-14. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2679506. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDespite advances in antiretroviral therapy, viral suppression rates remain suboptimal among key populations in Lagos,...

Addiction. 2026 Jun 2. doi: 10.1111/add.70497. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42227317 | DOI:10.1111/add.70497

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2665509. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2665509. Epub 2026 Jun 2.ABSTRACTBackground: The war in Gaza has exposed children and adolescents to extreme trauma, violence, and...

BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 1;16(6):e100756. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100756.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To assess the status of women's empowerment and its associated factors using multidimensional empowerment index in Tigray, Ethiopia.DESIGN:...

Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2026 May 31:S0003-9993(26)00746-X. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2026.05.017. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To examine demographic and injury characteristics of new traumatic spinal cord injury...

Nurs Womens Health. 2026 Jun 1:S1751-4851(26)00080-2. doi: 10.1016/j.nwh.2026.02.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To review the existing literature to explore women's experiences of obstetric violence in...

Lancet Planet Health. 2026 Apr;10(4):101448. doi: 10.1016/j.lanplh.2026.101448.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Droughts are increasing in severity and frequency, severely impacting agriculture-dependent regions, such as southern Africa. Although direct health...

Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Jun;106(3):441-453. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2026.02.009. Epub 2026 Apr 9.ABSTRACTHealth and surgical inequities are costly to health care systems, and there is a...

Surg Clin North Am. 2026 Jun;106(3):403-410. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2026.02.011. Epub 2026 Apr 29.ABSTRACTOutcomes in surgical patients after hospital discharge are influenced by many factors. Social drivers...

Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2026 Jun 1;60:e20250375. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2025-0375en. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To map the barriers identified by healthcare professionals to the prevention of violence against...

Child Abuse Negl. 2026 Jun 1;178:108119. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108119. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In France, approximately 381,000 minors receive Child Welfare Services (Aide Sociale à l'Enfance,...

Integr Psychol Behav Sci. 2026 Jun 1;60(2):46. doi: 10.1007/s12124-026-10007-2.ABSTRACTChildcare facilities are a vital social infrastructure that supports children's development and enables parents to balance work...

Basic Clin Neurosci. 2026 Jan-Feb;17(1):39-51. doi: 10.32598/bcn.2026.324.6. Epub 2026 Jan 1.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Previous neuroimaging studies have rarely investigated hostility as a distinct cognitive-emotional dimension of aggression....

J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 2026;35(2):193-214. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2026.2627557. Epub 2026 Feb 18.ABSTRACTWomen receiving substance use treatment frequently report intimate partner violence (IPV), which is associated with...

Front Public Health. 2026 May 15;14:1821179. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1821179. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Child maltreatment (CM) is a significant public health concern with long-term consequences for the child,...

Front Public Health. 2026 May 14;14:1851734. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1851734. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Workplace violence (WPV) is a pervasive occupational and public health concern affecting healthcare workers (HCWs)...

Front Public Health. 2026 May 15;14:1734407. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1734407. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Public health burden and human rights violations converge in intimate partner violence (IPV), reflecting sociocultural...

Front Public Health. 2026 May 14;14:1819688. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1819688. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTFamine is conventionally understood as a crisis of food supply, yet historical and contemporary evidence reveals...

Front Public Health. 2026 May 14;14:1710561. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1710561. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by mothers is negatively associated with early childhood development (ECD)....

Front Psychiatry. 2026 May 15;17:1748646. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1748646. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDomestic violence against children is a form of co-living violence that is widespread worldwide. In Ecuador, verbal...

Indian J Orthop. 2025 Sep 10;60(5):1197-1202. doi: 10.1007/s43465-025-01512-4. eCollection 2026 May.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In orthopaedic surgical practice, clinical excellence must be complemented by effective communication and ethical...

Data Brief. 2026 May 15;66:112854. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2026.112854. eCollection 2026 Jun.ABSTRACTHuman rights research increasingly employs computational text analysis, but existing datasets provide either document-level aggregations or...

Br J Psychiatry. 2026 Jun 1:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10680. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDuring the Cold War, leaders with combat experience engaged in attritional bargaining over territory...

BJPsych Open. 2026 Jun 1;12(4):e150. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2026.12014.ABSTRACTThis study investigated associations between exposure to war-related violent content on social media and indirect, media-related post-traumatic stress symptoms...

Med Anthropol. 2026 Jun 1:1-15. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2026.2679588. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMedia and humanitarian discourses surrounding violence against people with albinism in Tanzania have fostered forms...

JMIR Form Res. 2026 May 29;10:e81651. doi: 10.2196/81651.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Recent research has found that concurrent intimate partner violence (IPV) experience (ie, victimization) and use (ie, perpetration)...

Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2026 May 31. doi: 10.1111/psrh.70067. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Women living with a serious mental illness (SMI) can experience a myriad...

J Am Coll Health. 2026 May 31:1-12. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2026.2674845. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To examine predictors, correlates, and trajectories of food insecurity (FI) among students...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 31:8862605261446978. doi: 10.1177/08862605261446978. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdverse childhood events are associated with short- and long-term physical and mental health outcomes,...

Trauma Violence Abuse. 2026 May 31:15248380261451842. doi: 10.1177/15248380261451842. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis systematic review is the first to examine treatment and recidivism outcomes in relation...

Trauma Violence Abuse. 2026 May 31:15248380261451837. doi: 10.1177/15248380261451837. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTParenting programs are a key strategy for reducing child maltreatment and strengthening parents' protective...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 31:8862605261451868. doi: 10.1177/08862605261451868. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTResearch has established that sexual assault is a persistent social problem among college students....

Hist Psychiatry. 2026 May 31:957154X261449447. doi: 10.1177/0957154X261449447. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis paper examines the instrumentalisation of psychiatric procedures and the complicity of physicians and mental...

J Clin Nurs. 2026 May 30. doi: 10.1111/jocn.70360. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIM: To assess the resilience of nurses exposed to workplace violence and analyse its...

J Sch Psychol. 2026 Jun;116:101571. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2026.101571. Epub 2026 Apr 19.ABSTRACTMany states require schools to use behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM), which is intended...

J Sch Psychol. 2026 Jun;116:101547. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2026.101547. Epub 2026 Mar 6.ABSTRACTBullying is a complex social phenomenon and prevalent form of violence in school environments that...

J Affect Disord. 2026 May 29:122059. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2026.122059. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTExecutive function (EF) impairments are common in depression (MD), yet the developmental pathways linking...

J Pediatr (Rio J). 2026 May 30:101566. doi: 10.1016/j.jped.2026.101566. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To identify psychosocial, sociodemographic, and clinical factors associated with adherence to gestational...

Injury. 2026 May 26;57(8):113392. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2026.113392. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Understanding patient perspectives on the short-term impact of hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs) is crucial...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 30:8862605261444013. doi: 10.1177/08862605261444013. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntimate partner violence (IPV) impacts both females and males with long-lasting consequences. The study...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 30:8862605261451866. doi: 10.1177/08862605261451866. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGun carrying among high school students increases firearm-related harm. There is limited understanding of...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 30:8862605261446969. doi: 10.1177/08862605261446969. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFirst-generation college students and students experiencing economic adversity encounter unique challenges during college relative...

Behav Neurol. 2026;2026(1):e9924677. doi: 10.1155/bn/9924677.ABSTRACTBlack individuals are disproportionately exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in comparison to White individuals, including greater violence exposure, neighborhood disadvantage,...

Trauma Violence Abuse. 2026 May 30:15248380261451838. doi: 10.1177/15248380261451838. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSeveral studies suggest that the quality of the therapeutic relationship (TR) between the patient...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 30:8862605261442583. doi: 10.1177/08862605261442583. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInterpersonal violence is a major public health concern in Brazil, yet its epidemiology remains...

Trials. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s13063-026-09796-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Women with a history of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at risk for post-traumatic stress...

BMC Psychiatry. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.1186/s12888-026-08235-2. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Probable depression and stress significantly burden Ugandan caregivers, with prevalence rates up to 30%....

BMC Public Health. 2026 May 30. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-27497-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: A substantial body of evidence indicates that obstetric violence can cause profound and...

Inj Prev. 2026 May 29:ip-2025-046117. doi: 10.1136/ip-2025-046117. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Firearm violence is a leading cause of death in the USA. It is an...

Sci Justice. 2026 May;66(3):101443. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101443. Epub 2026 Apr 21.ABSTRACTForensic practitioners routinely engage with the aftermath of violence rather than the moment of threat, requiring...

Sci Justice. 2026 May;66(3):101429. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2026.101429. Epub 2026 Mar 8.ABSTRACTSex determination is critical in criminal investigations, particularly when male and female DNA is mixed. In...

Violence Vict. 2026 May 28;41(2):191-209. doi: 10.1891/VV-2022-0217.ABSTRACTWe examined how masculine honor beliefs (MHBs, beliefs that violence is sometimes necessary for a man to protect himself,...

Child Abuse Negl. 2026 May 29;178:108146. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108146. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: In counseling practice, including work with mothers and children exposed to intimate partner...

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2026 May 20:S0890-8567(26)00231-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2026.05.011. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42214462 | DOI:10.1016/j.jaac.2026.05.011

Nurs Adm Q. 2026 Jul-Sep 01;50(3):172-173. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000764.ABSTRACTA review of the new American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses and workplace violence application case...

Nurs Adm Q. 2026 Jul-Sep 01;50(3):156-162. doi: 10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000761.ABSTRACTLeadership transitions in nursing have left many first-time nurse leaders underprepared for the most challenging aspects of their...

Can J Public Health. 2026 May 29. doi: 10.17269/s41997-026-01219-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: This study identifies trends in abusive discourse towards public health professionals (PHPs)...

Cult Med Psychiatry. 2026 May 29;50(2):36. doi: 10.1007/s11013-026-09994-z.ABSTRACTThis article situates perspectives of South African social service and health care providers on older adults who live...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 29:8862605261447028. doi: 10.1177/08862605261447028. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAdolescents' increasing dependence on smartphones has heightened concerns about vulnerability to online risks, including...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 29:8862605261446971. doi: 10.1177/08862605261446971. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOnline sexual extortion, or "sextortion," describes a crime in which a victim is threatened...

Afr J Reprod Health. 2026 May 29;30(9s):36-47. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2026/v30i9s.4.ABSTRACTThis study explores sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) through a criminal psychology lens, focusing on its effects...

JAMA Oncol. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.1459. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: Patients with cancer experience significantly higher rates of suicidal self-directed violence (SSDV; defined as...

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1111/aogs.70266. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) affects over 25% of women, with endometriosis being...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 28:8862605261447035. doi: 10.1177/08862605261447035. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntimate partner violence (IPV) is a known risk factor for depression. The Patient Health...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 28:8862605261444015. doi: 10.1177/08862605261444015. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTYoung people engaging in family violence (FV) have higher rates of mental health symptoms...

J Interpers Violence. 2026 May 28:8862605261451875. doi: 10.1177/08862605261451875. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSexual and intimate partner violence (IPV) is more prevalent among sexual and gender minority...

Front Sociol. 2026 May 12;11:1795425. doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2026.1795425. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: This article examines extortion as a form of criminal governance embedded in contexts of high economic...

J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2026 Jun;25(3):697-702. doi: 10.1007/s12663-025-02687-x. Epub 2025 Jul 23.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) impacts individuals across all demographics, causing significant harm...

Int J Legal Med. 2026 May 28. doi: 10.1007/s00414-026-03843-9. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIntimate Partner Femicide (IPF) is the lethal result of prolonged gender-based violence, often...

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2026 Jun;73(3):xvii-xix. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2026.03.014.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42203370 | DOI:10.1016/j.pcl.2026.03.014