Children and violence Reference list compiled by Atle Dyregrov PhD ...

Children and violence 

Reference list compiled by Atle Dyregrov PhD, Center for Crisis Psychology, Bergen, 

Norway, e-mail address: atle@krisepsyk.no 

Articles are listed by the name of the first author. 

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abuse disclosure. Child Abuse & Neglect, 28, 1213–1227. 

Alaggia, R., Jenney, A., Mazzuca, J., & Redmond, M. (2007). In whose interest? A 

Canadian case study of the impact of child welfare policies in cases of domestic 

violence. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 7, 275–290. 

Aldrige, J., Esplin, P.W., Lamb, M.E., Sternberg, K.J, Orbach,Y. & Bowler,L(2004). 

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sexual abuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 304–316. 

Alexander, P. C. (2009). Childhood trauma, attachment, and abuse by multiple partners. 

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 1, 78–88. 

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moderating processes in the relation between maltreatment and psychopathology: 

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psychological maltreatment on emotional adjustment in early adulthood. 

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childhood trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 20, 587–595. 

Almeida, J., Cohen, A. P., Subreamanian, S. V., & Molnar, B. E. (2008). Are increased 

worker caseloads in state child protective service agencies a potential explanation 

for the decline in child sexual abuse? A multilevel analysis? Child Abuse & 

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Almqvist, K., & Broberg, A. (2004). Barn som bevittnat våld mot mamma. Gøteborg: 

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Alvarez, K.M., Donohue, B., Kenny, M.C., Cavanagh, N., & Romero, V. (2005). The 

process and consequences of reporting child maltreatment: A brief overview for 

professionals in the mental health field. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10, 

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Alvarez, K. M., Kenny, M. C., Donohue, B., & Carpin, K. M. (2004). Why are 

professionals failing to initiate mandated reports of child maltreatment, and are 

there any empirically based training programs to assists professionals in the 

reporting process? Aggression and Violent Behavior, 9, 563–578. 

Amaya-Jacson, L., & DeRosa, R. (2007). Treatment considerations for clinicians in 

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Anderson, C. A. (2001). Violent video games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and 

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sexual abuse on female partners of male survivors. Journal of Counseling 

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sexual abuse on regional brain development. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and 

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Anderson, K. M., & Hiersteiner, C. (2008). Recovering from childhood sexual abuse: is a 

”storybook ending” possible? The American journal of Family Therapy, 36, 413– 

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and characteristics of child physical abuse in Sweden – findings from a 

population-based youth survey. Acta Pædiatrica, 99, 1229–1236. 

Antle, B. F., Barbee, A. P., Sullivan, D., Yankeelov, P., Johnson, L., & Cunningham, 

M.R. (2007). The relationship between domestic violence and child neglect. Brief 

Treatment –and Crisis Intervention, 7, 364–382. 

Arcus, D. (2002). School shooting fatalities and school corporal punishment: A look at 

the States. Aggressive Behavior, 28, 173–183. 

Armstrong, G. J., & Kelly, S. D. M. (2008). Early trauma and subsequent antisocial 

behavior in adults. Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, 8, 294–303. 

Augustyn, M., Frank, D. A., Posner, M., & Zuckerman, B. (2004). Children who witness 

violence, and parent report of children’s behavior. Journal of the American 

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description: application of cognitive views to understanding maladaptive 

parenting and doing intervention and prevention work. Journal of Applied 

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Babcock, J. C., Roseman, A., Green, C. D. E., & Ross, J. M. (2008). Intimate partner 

abuse and PTSD symptomatology: Examining mediators and moderators of the 

abuse –trauma link. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 809–818.

Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Ijsendoorn van, M. H., Mesman, J., Alink, L. R. A., & 

Juffer, F. (2008). Effects of an attachment-based intervention on daily cortisol 

moderated by dopamine receptor D4: a randomized control trial on 1-to-3-yearolds 

screened for externalizing behavior. Developmental and Psychopathology, 

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Banyard, V. L., & Wiliams, L. M. (2007). Women’s voices on recovery: A multi-method 

study of the complexity of recovery from child sexual abuse. Child Abuse and 

Neglect, 31, 275–290. 

Barnes, J. E., Noll, J. G., Putnam, F. W., & Trickett, P. K. (2009). Sexual and physical 

revictimization among victims of severe childhood sexual abuse. Child Abuse & 

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Barnett, O. W., Miller-Perrin, C. L., & Perrin, R. D. (1997). Family violence across the 

lifespan. An introduction. London: Sage publications. 

Barr, R. G., Rivara, F. P., Barr, M., Cummings, P., Taylor, J., Lengua, L. J., & Meredith- 

Benitz, E. (2009). Effectiveness of educational materials designed to change 

knowledge and behaviors regarding crying and shaken-baby syndrome in mothers 

of newborns: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics, 123, 972–981. 

Barr, R. G., Trent, R. B., & Cross, J. (2006). Age-related incidence curve of hospitalized 

shaken baby syndrome cases: convergent evidence for crying as a trigger to 

shaking. Child Abuse & Neglect, 30, 7–16. 

Barter, C. (2009). In the name of love: partner abuse and violence in teenage 

relationships. British Journal of Social Work, 39, 211–233. 

Beauchaine, T. P., Neuhaus, E., Brenner, S. L., & Gatzke-Kopp, L. (2008). Ten good 

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Becker, K. D., Mathis, G., Mueller, C. W., Issari, K., & Atta, S. S. (2008). Communitybased 

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Journal of Emotional Abuse, 8, 187–204. 

Becker-Weidman, A., & Hughes, D. (2008). Dyadic developmental psychotherapy: an 

evidence-based treatment for children with complex trauma and disorders of 

attachment. Child and Family Social Work, 13, 329–337. 

Beckett, C., Maughan, B., Rutter, M., Castle, J., Colvert, E., Groothues, C., et al. (2006). 

Do the effects of early severe deprivation on cognition persist into early 

adolescence? Findings from the English and Romanian adoptees study. Child 

Development, 77, 696–711. 

Beeble, M. L., Bybee, D., & Sullivan, C., M. (2007). Abusive men’s use of children to 

control their partners and ex-partners. European Psychologist, 12, 54–61. 

Bendall, S., Jackson, H. J., Hulbert, C. A., & McGorry, P. D. (2008). Childhood trauma 

and psychotic disorders: a systematic, critical review of the evidence. 

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Allen, M. (2004). General population norms about child abuse and neglect and 

associations with childhood experiences. Child Abuse & Neglect, 28, 1321–1337.

Benzies, K., & Mychasiuk, R. (2009). Fostering family resiliency: a review of the key 

protective factors. Child and Family Social Work, 14, 103–114. 

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Berliner, L. (2005). Shame in child maltreatment: contributions and caveats. Child 

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Bermann-Graham, S. A. (2004). Evaluating interventions for children exposed to family 

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randomized clinical trial. Child Development, 1–14. 

Bernier, A., & Meins, E. (2008). A threshold approach to understanding the origins of 

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Berton, M. W. & Stabb, S. D. (1996). Exposure to violence and post–traumatic stress 

disorder in urban adolescents. Adolescence, 31, 489–498. 

Binder, E, B, Bradley, R. G., Epstein, M. P., Liu, W., Deeveau, T. C., Mercer, K. B., et. 

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Birditt, K. S. (2004). The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and 

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Borrego Jr., J., Timmer, S. G., Urguiza, A. J., & Follette, W. C. (2004). Psychically 

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Brandt, R., Ward, C. L., Dawes, A., & Flisher, A. J. (2005). Epidemiological 

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Briere, J., Kaltman, S., & Green, B. L. (2008). Accumulated childhood trauma and 

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