Carla Smith Stover

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors survey available intimate partner violence (IPV) treatment studies with (a) randomized case assignment, and (b) at least 20 participants per group, classified into four categories according to primary treatment focus: perpetrator, victim, couples, or child-witness interventions.

TL;DR: The results suggest that a caregiver-youth, brief preventative early intervention for youth exposed to a PTE is a promising approach to preventing chronic PTSD.

TL;DR: These findings do not support a simple, direct link from early violence exposure to antisocial behavior but suggest that many factors influence this relationship.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated concordance between parents and exposed children on child trauma history, the subjective report of the impact of the traumas experienced, and presence of PTSD symptoms, and suggested that early interventions and treatment are most effective when parents are aware of the nature of the traumatic exposure, understand their child's symptomatic response, and are intimately involved in the treatment process.

TL;DR: The importance of what the authors have learned about the prevalence and impact of domestic violence and the need for more focused effort to pinpoint interventions that are effective with perpetrators and victims is explored.