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There are long-held myths about domestic abuse. Kamira/Shutterstock

April 4, 2017

Domestic abuse: even the judges are getting it wrong

Linda Dubrow-Marshall, University of Salford and Rod Dubrow-Marshall, University of Salford

If even top judges can get it wrong when it comes to domestic abuse then perhaps it's time we all tried to better understand the nature of coercive and controlling behaviour.

Spanking is a common parenting practice in the U.S. Father image via www.shutterstock.com

May 12, 2016

Hard evidence: spanking could lead to health problems, antisocial behavior

Elizabeth Gershoff, University of Texas at Austin and Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, University of Michigan

Spanking does not lead to better behavior by children. Instead, it could lead to some adverse, long-term consequences.

Teachers in Uganda routinely use physical violence and corporal punishment to discipline children. EPA/STEPHEN MORRISON

August 25, 2015

Empowering Uganda’s teachers offers a new route to reducing violence in schools

Karen Devries, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Nambusi Kyegombe, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

A ban on corporal punishment has not stopped the practice in Uganda's schools. An initiative in the East African country may hold the solutions - and could be used in other countries, too.

A diagnostic label such as borderline personality disorder, with its stigma and propensity to invalidate the person’s suffering, clearly has many negative impacts. madamepsychosis/Flickr

July 20, 2015

Borderline personality disorder is a hurtful label for real suffering – time we changed it

Jayashri Kulkarni, Monash University

Diagnostic labels usually describe symptoms, attempt to answer the question of what is wrong, and lead to a treatment plan. But "borderline personality disorder" fails on all three counts.

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Jayashri Kulkarni
Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
Karen Devries
Dr of Social Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Nambusi Kyegombe
Lecturer Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Elizabeth Gershoff
Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor
Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Michigan
Linda Dubrow-Marshall
Lecturer in Applied Psychology, University of Salford
Rod Dubrow-Marshall
Professor of Social Psychology and Visiting Fellow, Criminal Justice Hub, University of Salford