...physical force or power against another person, against oneself, or against a group or community which either results in, or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death or deprivation" (Rosenberg, 1 994). Two facets of this definition are helpful for understanding partner...

...meaning of violence: Violence is the intentional, threatened, or actual use of physical force or power against oneself, another person, or against a group...psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation. The definition includes a broad range of behaviours and social actions. In addition to defining violence,...

...threatened or actual, against another person or against oneself or against a group of people, that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in...psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation' (WHO, 1996). While there is no universally accepted typology tor violence, the groupings most commonly used...

...There are many possible ways to define violence. The World Health Organization defines violence (2) as: The intentional use of physical force or power,...psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation. The definition used by the World Health Organization associates intentionality with the committing...

..."the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against another person that results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm,'maldevelopment'or deprivation'.'As well as violence by strangers and acquaintances, it includes...

...Health Statistics (1993) defines violence as the threatened or actual use of physical force or power that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in death, injury or deprivation. However, studies of violence tend to employ either an overly broad definition...

...Health Statistics (1993) defines violence as the threatened or actual use of physical force or power that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in death, injury, or deprivation. However, studies of violence tend to employ either an overly broad definition...

...“violence”? The World Health Organization (WHO) in their 2002 Global Report on Violence define it as “...the intentional use of physical force...psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation.” Most definitions recognize that violence involves the exercise of power that is invariably used to...

...violence. The World Health Organization defines it as The intentional use of physical and psychological force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself,...psychological harm, mal-development, or deprivation' (see fi-006: www.health.fi/connect). The emphasis here on threatened as well as actual violence can...

...overeating, alcohol problems, diabetes, and heart disease. The World Health Organization defines violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power,...injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation."2 Besides death and injury, this definition also includes the myriad and often less obvious...