Why do abusers abuse? <\/strong>This was the central question at the conference entitled \"Questions Rarely Asked About Domestic Violence\", organized by Ethnic Media Services<\/a><\/strong> Friday, December 4th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abuse and violence remain in the shadows because we live in a culture of abuse of power. Not all abusers are men, to be sure. But, we must add the question of: Why do men become abusive? Or why are most abusers men?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the risk factors for domestic violence, a phenomenon that, according to experts, impacts 1 in 3 women and 1 in 10 men in their lifetime. This violence occurs in all ethnic groups.<\/strong>said psychiatrist Dr. Ravi Chandra of the American Psychiatric Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n