annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

Goodyear-Smith, F. (2004). Recognising and responding to partner abuse: Challenging the key facts.The New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1202). Retrieved December 6, 2005, fromhttp://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/abstract.php?id=1074See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12775.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Child abuse and neglect, Physical abuse, Women,Violence against men, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: This paper addresses the need for health practitioners to recognise and respond todomestic violence appropriately. The author suggests that the issues and impacts of familyviolence on health must be critiqued objectively, so information is not misconstrued in theprofessional and public arenas. This paper debates and discusses five key facts from thepublication: Recognising and Responding to Partner Abuse: A Resource for General Practice(2003), released by the Ministry of Health. This article also contests the endorsement by theMinistry of Health of the ‘power and control wheel’ as not based on evidence, and focusingprimarily on male perpetrators of violence. Therefore, the author suggests that domesticviolence interventions, based on these assumptions, may not be effective in reducing intimatepartner abuse.Goodyear-Smith, F., Arroll, B., Coupe, N., & Buetow, S. (2005). Ethnic differences in mental healthand lifestyle issues: Results from multi-item general practice screening. The New ZealandMedical Journal, 118(1212). Retrieved December 1, 2005, from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/ abstract.php?id=1374See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12772.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Maori, Pacific peoples, HealthAbstract: This article presents the first study to analyse possible ethnic differences betweenprimary care patients’ responses to, acceptance of, and desire to address lifestyle, mentalhealth and abuse issues. These issues were identified by utilising the multi-item screening tool(MIST) to assess 50 consecutive adult patients from 20 randomly selected medical centres inurban Auckland. All patients completed the MIST and evaluation forms prior to theirconsultation, and both patients and general practitioners (GPs) completed feedback formsafter consultation. Participants totalled 1,000 patients among 20 GPs. The findings show thatPacific peoples are significantly more likely to be concerned about anger control and abusethan New Zealand Europeans. All patients accepted the screening tool, regardless of ethnicity(with less than 1% objection rate). The analysis was adjusted for the clustered nature of thedata.Goodyear-Smith, F., Arroll, B., Sullivan, S., Elley, R., Docherty, B., & Janes, R. (2004). Lifestylescreening: Development of an acceptable multi-item general practice tool. The New ZealandMedical Journal, 117(1205). Retrieved December 6, 2005, from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/abstract.php?id=1146See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/12774.pubTopic Areas: Intimate partner abuse, Health, Demographics/statisticsAbstract: The aim of this study was to develop a multi-item tool for use in screening forlifestyle and mental health risk factors. The tool was designed to screen patients from acrossNew Zealand for lifestyle and mental health factors, such as smoking, alcohol and drug use,problem gambling, depression, abuse, weight, and anger issues. From a sample size of 2,543,75