Intimate Partner Violence and Patient Screening across Medical Specialties

2005134 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Laura Ann McCloskey · Harvard University

Erika Lichter · Harvard University

Michael L. Ganz · Harvard University

Corrine M. Williams · Harvard University

Megan R. Gerber · Harvard University

Robert Sege · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Thomas O. Stair ·

Abstract

Using the same instrument and protocol, different rates of IPV and detection of IPV were found across medical departments, with the highest rates in emergency departments and an addiction recovery program. It is especially important for assessment of IPV to include young women who present to medical departments.

Topics & Keywords

Intimate Partner and Family Violence Elder Abuse and Neglect Child Abuse and Trauma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine

Volume 12, Issue 8, pp. 712-722

DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.03.529

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