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Abuse

Abuse, whether it be physical, sexual or otherwise, can be devastating and can predispose a person to developing emotional difficulties for many years. Fortunately, help is available to assist people in dealing with the abuse and restoring functioning. This series of articles helps you to identify abuse and looks at how a person can rebuild his/her life.

Sexual abuse: Breaking the silence

Many people remain silent about sexual abuse, and survivors can blame themselves.

Types of elder abuse

Elder abuse is common and can take many forms. We discuss the different forms of abuse.

Early abuse - depression later

Women who were abused as children are more than twice as likely to get depressed as adults than women who reported no abuse, a new study shows.

Managing anger

Do you feel that your anger sometimes gets out of hand? Help is at hand.

Have we lost the moral plot?

The news is dominated by horror stories ranging from attacks on women in short skirts to demeaning initiation ceremonies at universities. Why is South African society so angry?

An angry country

The murder of Eugene Terreblanche on his farm at the Easter weekend has ignited angry feelings across the political spectrum in South Africa.

6 tactics used to control women

Domestic abuse often escalates from verbal abuse to violence. Recognising that your situation is abusive is the first step to freeing yourself.

Rape: starting young

The majority of men who rape do so for the first time during adolescence, the average age of first offence being 17 years, a researcher reported.

Life after sexual molestation

Well-known Binneland actress Sandi Schultz shared her gripping life story with viewers on kykNET's mental health series Lewe met this week.

The secret crime of sex abuse

Sexual abuse can cause life-long trauma for the victims. But it is a crime that often goes unreported.

Helping a rape survivor

Rape not only affects the survivor but also those close to the person. What can you do to help a rape survivor?

Indicators of elder abuse

Elder abuse usually happens without anyone knowing. How do you know if an elderly person is being abused? Focus on Elder Abuse lists some of the signs to look out for.

Abuse linked to depression

Increased risk of depression appears to be a consequence of spouse or partner abuse rather than a character trait of victims.

When grandparents are abused

There is an invisible group of people in our society: abused elders. And contrary to public perception, the abuse does not usually happen in institutions but in the community.

Porn and sex addiction

Read a sex addiction counsellor's take on child pornography and sex addiction.

Domestic scars tell stories

This 16 Days of Activism Health24 looks at the different types of domestic violence and steps on how to get out.

10 little-known facts on torture

Throughout history torture has been used to get information or force confessions, and while many nations publicly condemn it, this inforgraphic shows it's still happening.