http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:44:32 GMT Silverchair editor@archpedi.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archpedi.jamanetwork.com http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1556966 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Asnes AG, Leventhal JM. <span class="paragraphSection">Intimate partner violence (IPV), also called domestic violence, is a common problem that affects children in substantial ways. Children who experience violence between their parents feel frightened and terrorized not just during the yelling, slapping, hitting, punching, pushing, and maiming, but at other times as well when the children worry that the violence will begin again or that they are responsible for the violence occurring. It is no wonder that such children might feel anxious, sad, depressed, or angry; they might act out, have difficulty concentrating, or not go to school and instead stay home in a wish to protect a parent. In addition, when violence occurs between parents, children may be hurt in the fighting and are at an increased risk of being maltreated themselves—either physically or sexually abused.</span> 167 3 299 300 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.783 http://archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1556966