Coercive control and intimidation: stronger links to adult mental health than physical violence

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Non-physical domestic violence (intimidation, control, property damage) in childhood showed stronger associations with adult mental health disorders than physical violence in large Australian study.

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“Necessary evil” or hidden harm? A scoping review of informal coercion in psychiatry

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Informal coercion – the subtle pressure patients feel in psychiatric care – is common but poorly understood. A new scoping review sheds light on how it’s defined, where it happens, and why it matters for patients and professionals alike.

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The entrapment caused by coercive control may be central to its impacts on mental health #16DaysOfActivism2024

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Síofra Peeren explores an Australian qualitative study looking at the trauma and mental health impacts of coercive control, which suggests that psychological tactics of coercion and control are just as, if not more distressing than physical tactics.

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