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Determining the rate of intimate partner violence (IPV) against males can be difficult, as men may be reluctant to report their abuse or seek help. [7] [18] [19]Statistics indicate that under-reporting is an inherent problem with intimate partner violence irrespective of gender. [20]
Research on men and domestic violence focuses on men as both perpetrators and victims of violence, as well as on how to involve men and boys in anti-violence work. [392] Domestic violence against men includes physical, emotional and sexual forms of abuse, including mutual violence.
A study in 2023 found that people—especially women—are less likely to accept violence against women than violence against men. [ 6 ] Male law enforcement officers show a greater reluctance to file charges or reports when a man is the victim of domestic violence. [ 7 ]
Coronavirus made these two problems worse during the first wave. We need to be better prepared for the second. Domestic abuse and mental ill-health: twin shadow pandemics stalk the second wave
Men are less likely to seek help. Gender can also be a predictor of whether patients choose to seek help. In 2022, 2.3 million male patients received mental health treatment versus 2.8 million women.
The management of domestic violence deals with the treatment of victims of domestic violence and preventing repetitions of such violence. The response to domestic violence in Western countries is typically a combined effort between law enforcement , social services , and health care .
Literature on men's mental health has been described by multiple scholars as using an approach that is narrowly focussed that borders on victim blaming, unlike the studies on women's mental health. These often focus on mental health issues being caused by "masculinity" and the attitudes and behaviours of men rather than "acknowledging a highly ...
Psychological abuse, often known as emotional abuse or mental abuse or psychological violence or non-physical abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another person to a behavior that may result in psychological trauma, including anxiety, chronic depression, clinical depression or post-traumatic stress disorder amongst other psychological problems.