Verbal abuse: a problem for pediatric nurses.(Continuing Education Series) Pediatric Nursing (7/1/2005)
Verbal abuse is the most common form of violence experienced...Johnson, 2000). If incidents of verbal abuse are not dealt with adequately, the consequences...Meyer, 1999). Previous research on verbal abuse has been directed mainly at nurses working...

Abuse of seniors a growing problem: Pueblo Coroner James Kramer says adult children and spouses are the most frequent abusers of the elderly. The Pueblo Chieftain (Pueblo, Colorado) (4/11/2006)
...Coroner James Kramer said last week. "Elder abuse is a growing concern and problem that society...the coroner's office focused on elder abuse. It shed light on some disturbing facts...almost 75 percent of perpetrators of elder abuse are related to their victims. Until ...

Abuse history predicts suicidal ideation in bipolar adults. Clinical Psychiatry News (8/1/2006)
TORONTO -- Childhood abuse is a powerful predictor of suicidal ideation...that distal stressors, such as child abuse, may have detrimental effects on the...indicated an association between childhood abuse and several indices of bipolar illness...

Abuse reported by 11% of postmenopausal women.(News) Family Practice News (6/1/2005)
...Medicine. Among women who reported no abuse at baseline, an additional 5% reported...Most research on physical and/or verbal abuse has been done in functionally dependent...first study to estimate of incidence of abuse in a large sample of postmenopausal women...

Abuse of elderly more likely in Wales than in rest of the UK.(News) Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) (6/15/2007)
...living in Wales are more likely to suffer abuse and neglect than anywhere else in the UK. A major report into elder abuse has found that 6% of older men and women in Wales had suffered types of abuse, ranging from neglect to theft and sexual...

ABUSE COST CHURCHES NEARLY $467M IN '05 The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) (3/31/2006)
WASHINGTON The church sexual abuse crisis cost Catholic dioceses and religious...staggering amount in the aftermath of the abuse scandal that surfaced in 2002, according...new and credible allegations of sexual abuse by clergy were reported last year, down...

Substance abuse training and perceived knowledge: predictors of perceived preparedness to work in substance abuse.(Survey) Journal of Social Work Education (9/22/2008)
SUBSTANCE ABUSE is a widespread problem in American society. In 2003 approximately...population age 12 or older was classified with substance dependence or abuse (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2003). Because of its...

Abuse of Authority in the Workplace: A Form of Harassment.(Book Review) McGill Law Journal (2/1/2002)
Jean-Maurice Cantin, Q.C., Abuse of Authority in the Workplace: A Form...development of the lave on harassment. Abuse of Authority in the Workplace: A Form...eradication of this pernicious form of abuse. Education is the cornerstone of his project...

Abuse of rights: an old principle, a new age. McGill Law Journal (2/1/2002)
One of several meanings of the term "abuse of rights" provides that there is an abuse of right when the exploitation of an individual...the interests of the community. The concept of abuse of rights derives from national legal systems notwithstanding...