Os impactos da violência doméstica no desenvolvimento da criança e do adolescente

Abstract

This study has the objective to verify, through a literature review, the consequences of domestic violence in the overall development of children and adolescents victimized. It is known that childhood and adolescence are periods of great change and, therefore, decisive in the formation of individuals, which makes the experienced traumatic experiences in these moments bring serious damage to the development of these subjects. This research was conducted in the databases, SCIELO - Scientific Electronic Library Online LILACS - Latin American and Caribbean and a search was made for items online, provided by indexed journals. It merely seeks in Portuguese and in the period 2000 to 2010. 10 articles were selected for studies with focus on domestic violence and its implications for the development of children and adolescentes. Conclude that the majority of assaults happen in the family environment and are generally linked to several risk factors. In addition to physical consequences, children and adolescents victims presented their cognitive, affective and social changes in various forms and intensities.