Authors : C. Stavrianos, E.M. Dietrich, L. Zouloumis, C. Papadopoulos, P. Diamantopoulou and S. Moumtsakis
Abstract: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a type of abuse that occurs between two people who are involved in a close relationship. Many times emotional abuse is the first sign followed by the others. This is a well-known phenomenon reported in psychology for abusive behaviour often leads to physical or sexual assaults.
C. Stavrianos, E.M. Dietrich, L. Zouloumis, C. Papadopoulos, P. Diamantopoulou and S. Moumtsakis, 2011. Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Both a Social and a Medical Phenomenon: Part I. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 5: 9-13.