TY - JOUR
T1 - Legal and psychological perspectives on same-sex domestic violence
T2 - A multisystemic approach
AU - Potoczniak, Michael J.
AU - Mourot, Jon Etienne
AU - Crosbie-Burnett, Margaret
AU - Potoczniak, Daniel J.
PY - 2003/6/1
Y1 - 2003/6/1
N2 - This article presents the legal and psychological aspects of same-sex domestic violence (SSDV) in a multisystemic model that encompasses family systems, friends and the gaylesbian-bisexual communities, legal systems, and mental and physical health systems, encouraging family psychologists to be the leaders of reform. The current status of relevant laws is integrated into the literature on SSDV, which includes prevalence, myths regarding SSDV, help-seeking behavior of victims, and similarities and differences between SSDV and opposite-sex domestic violence. Recommendations for change in all of the overlapping systems and in the public policies of the larger society are included.
AB - This article presents the legal and psychological aspects of same-sex domestic violence (SSDV) in a multisystemic model that encompasses family systems, friends and the gaylesbian-bisexual communities, legal systems, and mental and physical health systems, encouraging family psychologists to be the leaders of reform. The current status of relevant laws is integrated into the literature on SSDV, which includes prevalence, myths regarding SSDV, help-seeking behavior of victims, and similarities and differences between SSDV and opposite-sex domestic violence. Recommendations for change in all of the overlapping systems and in the public policies of the larger society are included.
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U2 - 10.1037/0893-3200.17.2.252
DO - 10.1037/0893-3200.17.2.252
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12828021
AN - SCOPUS:0038604753
VL - 17
SP - 252
EP - 259
JO - Journal of Family Psychology
JF - Journal of Family Psychology
SN - 0893-3200
IS - 2
ER -
