Behind Closed Doors: Epidemic of Violence
One in three women in the United States experiences violence at the hand of an intimate partner sometime during their lifetime. It is the single largest cause of trauma to women between the ages of 15 and 44. Victims, do..
Behind Closed Doors: Individual Efforts to Stop Violence
The fact that violence was recognized as a public health problem in the early 1970s allows researchers to probe factors that contribute to violence and do something about it. Jenny Trotter, a counselor and child advocate..
Behind Closed Doors: Negative View of Women
Historically violence within an intimate relationship was considered a private matter. Women could find little help from the justice system. But in 1985, in a landmark ruling, the federal district course reversed early r..
Behind Closed Doors: Risk Factors for Violence: Guns and Drugs
Guns--weapons of violence--contribute to the greater number of violent acts that occur in the United States. The cities of Seattle and Vancouver are virtually identical except for the fact that the murder rate in Seattle..
Behind Closed Doors: Treating the Epidemic of Violence
When the medical community begins to deal with an epidemic, it looks for ways to treat the affected and keep the disease from spreading. At the USC Medical Center, two groups of children are getting help: those who are d..
Behind Closed Doors: Unhealthy Family Environment
Children who have been victims of abuse--emotional, physical, sexual--grow up to spread that violence. Children who come from violent homes also have a higher risk of alcohol and drug abuse and juvenile delinquency..
Behind Closed Doors: Violence Prevention Programs at Work
This segment provides a close-up look at two violence prevention programs in Atlanta that teach children and incarcerated youth the skills they need to cope with stress and anger without resorting to violence.
Behind Closed Doors: Violence Spreading from Poor to Affluent Neighborhoods
Though violence impacts every race and ethnic group, it disproportionately impacts the poor. The inner cities of the U. S. are hotbeds of violence that many people avoid. In recent years, as violence has seeped into more..
Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Andrew Leuchter, Director of Adult Psychiatry at UCLA, talks about bipolar disorder, explaining the cyclical, up and down nature of the illness. Dr. Leuchter notes that it tends to run in families, then discusses the..
Brain Attack: Brain Attack
Stroke is the most common sudden injury to the brain, the third leading cause of death in the U. S. after heart disease and cancer. It is the principal cause of adult disability, and a common reason for people to be plac..