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Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

Themes of Healing and Posttraumatic Growth in Women Survivors' Narratives of Intimate Partner Violence.
D'Amore C, Martin SL, Wood K, Brooks C.
J Interpers Violence
. 2018 Apr 1
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Reclaiming Our Spirits: Development and Pilot Testing of a Health Promotion Intervention for Indigenous Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence.
Varcoe C, Browne AJ, Ford-Gilboe M, et al

Res Nurs Health
. 2017 Apr 21
Paper

Partner Disengagement from Pregnancy and Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes.
Urquia ML, Pulver A, Heaman MI,
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2016 Nov 18
Abstract

"He Never Did Anything You Typically Think of as Abuse": Experiences With Violence in Controlling and Non-Controlling Relationships in a Non-Agency Sample of Women.
Velonis AJ.
Violence Against Women. 2016 Feb 11. pii: 1077801215618805.
Abstract

Dating Violence among High-Risk Young Women: A Systematic Review Using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods.
Joly LE, Connolly J.
Behav Sci (Basel)
. 2016 Jan 29;6(1). pii: E7.
Abstract

Strengthening resources for midlife and older rural women who experience intimate partner violence.
Weeks LE, Macquarrie C, Begley L, et al  

J Women Aging
. 2016 Jan 22:1-12.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Determining Possible Professionals and Respective Roles and Responsibilities for a Model Comprehensive Elder Abuse Intervention: A Delphi Consensus Survey.
Du Mont J, Kosa D, Macdonald S,
et al
PLoS One
. 2015 Dec 2;10(12):e0140760.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Sexual inactivity and sexual satisfaction among women living with HIV in Canada in the context of growing social, legal and public health surveillance.
Kaida A, Carter A, de Pokomandy A,  et al

J Int AIDS Soc
. 2015 Dec 1;18(6(Suppl 5)):20284.
Paper

The Experience of Resilience for Adult Female Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Phenomenological Inquiry.
Crann SE, Barata PC.
Violence Against Women
. 2015 Nov 13. pii: 1077801215612598
Abstract

Pay Now or Pay Later: An Economic Rationale for State-Funded Helping Services to Assist Women Leaving an Abusive Relationship.
DeRiviere L.
Violence Vict
. 2015 Aug 21
Abstract

Where Did She Go? The Transformation of Self-esteem, Self-Identity, and Mental Well-Being among Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence.
Matheson FI, Daoud N, Hamilton-Wright S, et al
Womens Health Issues
. 2015 Jun 24
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Advancing our knowledge of the complexity and management of intimate partner violence and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse problems in women.
Mason R, Du Mont J. et al
F1000Prime Rep. 2015 May 27;7:65
Paper

Responses of International Migrant Women to Abuse Associated With Pregnancy.
Mehta P, Gagnon AJ.

Violence Against Women
. 2015 Apr 27.
Abstract

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Provincial Policies Impacting Shelter Service Delivery to Women Exposed to Violence.
Burnett C, Ford-Gilboe M, Berman H, et al
Policy Polit Nurs Pract
. 2015 Apr 23.
Abstract

The cedar project * : historical trauma and vulnerability to sexual assault among young aboriginal women who use illicit drugs in two Canadian cities.
Pearce ME, Blair AH, Teegee M,  et al
 
Violence Against Women
. 2015 Mar;21(3):313-29.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The process, outcomes, and challenges of feasibility studies conducted in partnership with stakeholders: a health intervention for women survivors of intimate partner violence.
Wuest J, Merritt-Gray M, Dubé N, et al
Res Nurs Health
. 2015 Feb;38(1):82-96.
Paper

What counts? A mixed-methods study to inform evaluation of shelters for abused women.
Wathen CN, Harris RM, Ford-Gilboe M, Hansen M.
Violence Against Wome
n
. 2015 Jan;21(1):125-46.
Abstract

Intimate Partner Violence and Depression Among Latin American Women in Toronto.
Godoy-Ruiz P, Toner B, Mason R,
et al|
J Immigr Minor Health
. 2014 Dec 4.

Abstract

Capturing Sexual Violence Experiences Among Battered Women Using the Revised Sexual Experiences Survey and the Revised Conflict Tactics Scales.
Moreau C, Boucher S, Hébert M, Lemelin
J.
Arch Sex Behav. 2014 Aug 14.

Abstract

Complexities of Short-Term Mobility for Sex Work and Migration among Sex Workers: Violence and Sexual Risks, Barriers to Care,
and Enhanced Social and Economic Opportunities.

Goldenberg SM, Chettiar J, Nguyen P,  et al

J Urban Health
. 2014 Jul 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Intimate partner violence among women with mental health-related activity limitations: a Canadian population based study.
Du Mont J, Forte T.

BMC Public Health
. 2014 Jan 18;14(1):51
Paper

A social ecological approach to understanding correlates of lifetime sexual assault among sexual minority women in Toronto, Canada: results from a cross-sectional internet-based survey.
Logie CH, Alaggia R, Rwigema MJ.
Health Educ Res
. 2014 Jan 10
Abstract

I Built My House of Hope: Abused Women and Pathways Into Homelessness.
Tutty LM, Ogden C, Giurgiu B, Weaver-Dunlop G

Violence Against Women
. 2014 Jan 14.
Abstract

Lethal firearm-related violence against Canadian women: did tightening gun laws have an impact on women's health and safety?
McPhedran S, Mauser G.

Violenc
e Vict
. 2013;28(5):875-83.
Abstract

Resilience in international migrant women following violence associated with pregnancy.
Gagnon AJ, Stewart DE.

Arch Womens Ment Health
. 2013 Nov 13.
Abstract

Attachment Style, Early Sexual Intercourse, and Dating Aggression Victimization.
Yarkovsky N, Timmons Fritz PA.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Oct 7.
Abstract

"She was Truly an Angel": Women with Disabilities' Satisfaction With Hospital-Based Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Services.
Du Mont J, Macdonald S, White M, Turner L.
J Forensic Nurs. 2013 Jul-Sep;9(3):129-39
Abstract

Explaining aboriginal/non-aboriginal inequalities in postseparation violence against canadian women: application of a structural violence approach.
Pedersen JS, Malcoe LH, Pulkingham J.

Violence Against Women. 2013 Aug;19(8):1034-58
Abstract

The mediating role of social support, cognitive appraisal, and quality health care in black mothers' stress-resilience process following loss to gun violence.
Bailey A, Sharma M, Jubin M.
Violence Vict. 2013;28(2):233-47.
Abstract

The clinical implications of high rates of intimate partner violence against HIV-positive women.
Siemieniuk RA, Krentz HB, Miller P, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Synd
r
. 2013 May 24
Abstract

The Relationship Between Postpartum Depression, Domestic Violence, Childhood Violence, and Substance Use: Epidemiologic Study of a Large Community Sample.
Dennis CL, Vigod S.

Violence Against Women
. 2013 May 8. [
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Rethinking social support and conflict: lessons from a study of women who have separated from abusive partners.
Guruge S, Ford-Gilboe M, Samuels-Dennis J,  et al
Nurs Res Pract. 2012;2012:738905
Paper

Status Compatibility and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Female Intimate Partner Violence Victims.
Kaukinen CE, Meyer S, Akers C.
J Interpers Violence. 2012 Sep 3.
Abstract

Minimizing the risk of intrusion: a grounded theory of intimate partner violence disclosure in emergency departments.
Catallo C, Jack SM, Ciliska D, Macmillan HL .

J Adv Nurs
.
2012 Aug 29.
Abstract

Risk Factors and Health Profiles of Recent Migrant Women Who Experienced Violence Associated with Pregnancy
Stewart DE, Gagnon AJ, Merry LA, Dennis CL.

J Womens Health (
Larchmt)
. 2012 Aug 17.
Abstract

Immigrant status, antenatal depressive symptoms, and frequency and source of violence: what's the relationship?
Miszkurka M, Zunzunegui MV, Goulet L.

Arch Womens Ment Health
. 2012 Jul 31.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Identifying the Turning Point: Using the Transtheoretical Model of Change to Map Intimate Partner Violence Disclosure in Emergency Department Settings.
Catallo C, Jack SM, Ciliska D, Macmillan HL.  I
SRN Nurs
. 2012;2012:239468.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Violence against Women: An Exploration of the Physical and Mental Health Trends among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada.
Guruge S, Roche B, Catallo C.
Nurs Res Pract. 2012;2012:434592.
Paper

Intimate partner violence: patients' experiences and perceptions in family practice.
Narula A, Agarwal G, McCarthy L.

Fam Pract
. 2012 Feb 10.
Abstract

An Ecological Synthesis of Research on Older Women's Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence.
Weeks LE, Leblanc K.

J Women Aging
. 2011 Oct;23(4):283-304.
Abstract

Factors associated with physical and sexual violence among Canadian women living with physical disabilities.
Yoshida K, Dumont J, Odette F, Lysy D.

Health Care Women Int
.
2011 Aug;32(8):762-75.
Abstract

Victimization in Off-Street Sex Industry Work.
O'Doherty T.

Violence Against Women
. 2011 Jun 10
Abstract

Relevance of gender-sensitive policies and general health indicators to compare the status of South Asian women's health.
Gill R, Stewart DE.
Womens Health Issues. 2011 Jan-Feb;21(1):12-8.
Abstract

Variations in Women's Help Seeking in Response to Intimate Partner Violence: Findings From a Canadian Population-Based Study.
Barrett BJ, Pierre MS
Violence Against Women. 2011 Jan;17(1):47-70
Abstract


Domestic Violence Screening: Prevalence and Outcomes in a Canadian HIV Population.
Siemieniuk RA, Krentz HB, Gish JA, Gill MJ.

AIDS P
atient Care STDS. 2010 Dec;24(12):763-70.
Abstract

Exploring gender differences in the patterns of intimate partner violence in Canada: a latent class approach.
Ansara DL, Hindin MJ
.
J Epidemiol Community Health
. 2010 Aug 9
Abstract

Intimate partner violence as a risk factor for postpartum depression among Canadian women in the Maternity Experience Survey.
Beydoun HA, Al-Sahab B, Beydoun MA, Tamim H.

Ann Epidemiol
. 2010 Aug;20(8):575-83
Abstract

Psychosocial Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence for Women and Men in Canada.
Ansara DL, Hindin MJ. 
J Interpers Violence. 2010 May 25
Abstract

Pattern of physical injury associated with intimate partner violence in women presenting to the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wu V, Huff H, Bhandari M.

Trauma Violence Abuse
. 2010 Apr;11(2):71-82.
Abstract

 
Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters 
 
 
Build Her Up: an HIV/AIDS and violence prevention program for minority young women and girls at greater risk for HIV/AIDS and juvenile delinquency
B. James, K. Satchell, Y. Ballkishun, et al
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

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Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Reaching Out To Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence.
Svavarsdóttir EK, Orlygsdottir B, Gudmundsdottir B.  
Perspect Psychiatr
Care
. 2014 Aug 4.
Abstract

Repressed and silent suffering: consequences of childhood sexual abuse for women's health and well-being.
Sigurdardottir S, Halldorsdottir S. 

Scand J Caring Sci
. 2012 Jul 31.
Abstract

 


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