Abstract
In a large, diverse, community-based population of primary care patients, 1 of every 20 women had experienced domestic violence in the previous year; 1 of every 5 had experienced violence in their adult life; and 1 of every 3 had experienced violence as either a child or an adult. Current domestic violence is associated with single or separated status, socioeconomic status, substance abuse, specific psychological symptoms, specific physical symptoms, and the total number of physical symptoms.
Keywords
MedicineDomestic violenceSomatizationPoison controlMarital statusPhysical abuseAnxietyInjury preventionPsychiatryDepression (economics)Suicide preventionSexual abusePopulationMedical emergencyEnvironmental health
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- 123
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- 10
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- 737-746
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- 745
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Jeanne McCauley
(1995).
The “Battering Syndrome”: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Domestic Violence in Primary Care Internal Medicine Practices.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 123
(10)
, 737-746.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-123-10-199511150-00001
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- 10.7326/0003-4819-123-10-199511150-00001