Domestic Violence Screening and Intervention in Medical and Mental Healthcare Settings

Download or read book Domestic Violence Screening and Intervention in Medical and Mental Healthcare Settings written by Mary Beth Phelan, MD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004-10-12 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the need and the potential for healthcare providers to play an active role in prevention and intervention into domestic violence, there is little evidence that they are doing so in large numbers or systematic ways. This book reviews the literature on screening, identification, intervention, and prevention of partner violence across healthcare specialties and disciplines to benefit the development of effective domestic violence prevention programs. Primary care, psychiatric and mental health care, emergency department settings as well as subspecialties such as emergency rooms, ophthalmology, and infectious disease are considered.