"The act of love is to say: I want you to be who you are." The act of abuse is to say: "I want you to be who I want you to be."
It is that simple.
— James D. Gill

Thursday, December 1, 2011

There’s a Fine Line…Adolescent Dating Violence and Prevention

This article from Pediatric Nursing (2009) discusses ways for pediatric nurses to recognize signs of teen dating violence.  The article discusses the medical definition of dating violence along with a teen’s perspective.  I chose this article because it discusses various risk factors, which include substance abuse, and families with a history of violence.  It also goes in depth about other risk factors such as the increase in abuse in the South due to more traditional roles of man and woman.  The authors covered ways to detect dating violence, interview questions, and intervention.

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