Co-occurrence of adult abuse and child abuse: analysis of the phenomenon.

Background: The purpose of this study was to analyze the co-occurrence of adult and child abuse based on the reports collected from the Polish police and social welfare institutions.

Methods: The study involved data concerning 468 households in Szczecin (Poland) inhabited by children where acts of violence between adults took place. The presented data refer to the years 2012-2103.

The analysis of the phenomenon of violence in psychiatric patients.

Objectives: Domestic violence is a phenomenon stemming from various social issues. One of such issues, which arouses much interest, is the behavior of psychiatric patients using violence in their family. The aim of the following work was the analysis of the phenomenon of violence with reference to perpetrators-psychiatric patients from the Szczecin area in the years 2012-2013.