violence

Also known as violence (traits), combat, fighting

Violence is characterized as the use of physical force by humans to cause harm to other living beings, such as pain, injury, disablement, death, damage and destruction. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation"; it recognizes the need to include violence not resulting in injury or death.

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Violence is the intentional use of physical force or power—whether threatened or actual—against oneself, others, or groups, aimed at causing harm such as injury, death, or psychological damage. It matters because it affects public health and human wellbeing across individuals and communities, which is why organizations like the WHO track and study it carefully.

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Research

165,173 papers

The world report on violence and health.ReviewLancet (London, England) · 2002Krug EG, Mercy JA, Dahlberg LL et al.DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11133-0
Violence in the healthcare workplace.ReviewCurrent opinion in obstetrics & gynecology · 2024Hargreaves C, Wax JRDOI: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000961
Pedagogical Violence.ReviewIntegrative psychological & behavioral science · 2020Matusov E, Sullivan PDOI: 10.1007/s12124-019-09512-4
Bidirectional Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Machado A, Sousa C, Cunha ODOI: 10.1177/15248380231193440
Violence Research.Journal of the National Medical Association · 2017Lawson WBDOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2017.10.002
Disrupting Social Violence Is Everybody's Business.Creative nursing · 2024Lewis-Hunstiger MDOI: 10.1177/10784535241278329
[Violence at school and the health of students].ReviewBundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2016Melzer W, Schubarth WDOI: 10.1007/s00103-015-2270-y
Media violence.ReviewThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2000Cantor JDOI: 10.1016/s1054-139x(00)00129-4

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Self-inflicted
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== Categories == thumb|Typology of violence|left The World Health Organization (WHO) divides violence into three broad categories: self-directed, interpersonal, and collective. This categorization differentiates between violence inflicted to and by oneself, by another individual or a small group, and by larger groups such as states. Alternatively, violence can primarily be classified as either instrumental or hostile.