Why do battered women abuse their children? Explore and discussion

Congress Theme: New Directions in Child Protection and WellbeingOBJECTIVES: A strong association between the occurrences of imitate partner violence and child abuse is confirmed in studies. This study therefore aims to explore the associated factors of battered women being violent towards their children and its implication on the service development for the family at risk. The different characteristics among abused women without and with children at different ages will be examined. This study can enrich knowledge on child protection, especially in families with multiple types ...postprin

The risk of post-separation violence faced by Chinese abused women and its implication in interventions.

Oral Presentation - Concurrent Session 1 - Domestic Violence and Addiction - Abstract ID: OP1-D-2Co-organized by Consortium of Institutes on Family in the Asian Region (CIFA) & Korean Association of Family Relations (KAFR)Post-separation violence (PsV) against women is referred as any kind of violence perpetrated by former male partners to the moment of physical separation. In fact, leaving from an abusive partner does not end the violence. Separation may increase the danger for abused women, especially on discussing the decision of separation and arrangement of financial and /or children issues. So this paper aims to explore the risk of the PsV against Chinese abused women in the first year after separation and its association with impacts on women’s health. The influence of Chinese culture and the implication on interventions will also be discussed. A quantitative study was conducted from November 2014 to June 2016 in three refuge centers for abused women in Hong Kong, total 51 women were interviewed and among them, 37 women who have been divorced for at least half year. The findings showed that 27% of them experiencing PsV. The impacts of post-separation violence on women’s health were confirmed. Thus, the professionals should be aware of the occurrence and the risk of PsV in helping abused women and a comprehensive protection for abused women as well as their children should be developed

A characteristics and help-seeking pattern of mutual violence couples

Oral Presentation - ]interpersonal violence 1: no. OP022-0

Idiopathic intracranial pachymeningitis in a patient on CAPD

AbstractWe report a very rare condition of idiopathic intracranial pachymeningitis (IIP) in a 66-year-old lady who had been on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for 3 years. Of the less than 20 reported cases of IIP in literature, this is a second case of IIP occurring in uremic patients. The presentation in this lady was drowsiness, hallucination and an abnormal afferent pupillary reflex. The diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging which showed diffusely thickened meninges, and meningeal biopsy showed chronic fibrotic change, with scattered mononuclear cells without significant inflammatory element. There was transient symptomatic improvement with steroid therapy but she deteriorated 6 months later and finally died 15 months after steroid therapy