Family violence occurs in many forms; the most prominent are domestic violence, child abuse, and elder abuse. Family violence affects many persons at some point in their life and constitutes the majority of violent acts in our society. Although there has been considerable study of the patterns, risk factors, and interventions for each form of family violence, great controversy still exists within each area. There is growing recognition of an overlap in the patterns, causes, and effective interventions across types of family violence. There is also an increasing awareness of the value of greater integration of theory and research across areas into a family violence approach through an ecological perspective. This review focuses on current knowledge related to these problems and suggests integrative steps to advance knowledge.

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家庭暴力。

家庭暴力有多种形式。最突出的是家庭暴力，虐待儿童和虐待老年人。家庭暴力会影响许多人的生活，并构成我们社会中大多数的暴力行为。尽管已经对各种形式的家庭暴力的模式，风险因素和干预措施进行了大量研究，但在每个领域仍然存在着巨大的争议。人们越来越认识到各种类型的家庭暴力的模式，原因和有效干预措施存在重叠。人们还越来越意识到，从生态的角度来看，将各个领域的理论和研究更好地融合为家庭暴力方法的价值。这篇综述着重于与这些问题相关的当前知识，并提出了提高知识的综合步骤。