Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Night terrors: women's experiences of (not) sleeping where there is domestic violence
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Humphreys, Catherine Williams, Simon J Lowe, Pam
Keywords:	Health
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	13 (6), June 2007
Notes:	The management of sleep is embedded within the social context of individuals' lives. This article is based on an exploratory study using focus groups of the sleep problems encountered by 17 women survivors of domestic violence. It argues that fear becomes the organizing framework for the management of sleep and illustrates how this takes place both while living with the perpetrators of violence and after the women have been rehoused. It argues that sleep deprivation is a method used by the perpetrators to exert control over women and that this has long-term implications for women's physical and mental health. [?2007 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/15954
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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