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New study investigates the psychological impacts of domestic violence
By healthcanal.com
Published: 05/13/2013

Domestic violence and its influence on the mental health of victims and their families is being addressed as part of a new masters thesis by Waikato University psychology student Claire Troon. Claire Troon

Masters student: Claire Troon will be examining domestic violence for her masters thesis. Specifically, Claire will investigate how men who are perpetrators of domestic violence perceive the effects of violence on children, the mothers of those children and on their own role as parents. The research will also consider the far-reaching effects of psychological abuse and other tactics of power and control. Scholarship recipient

Claire's been awarded a $500 scholarship by the Waikato Health Memorabilia Trust, made available from the sale of an edited collection of writing called Changing Times, Changing Places: From Tokanui to Mental Health Services in the Waikato, 1910-2012.

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