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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 25. Abuse and Assault > |
Chapter 292. Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse
Sections: Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse: Introduction, Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Treatment, Disposition and Follow-Up, ED Record Documentation, Legal Considerations, Preparation of the ED for Optimal Response to Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse, Practice Guidelines, Special Populations, Global Issues, Acknowledgment, References.
Topics Discussed: domestic violence; spouse abuse.
Excerpt:"Intimate partner violence is defined as a pattern
of assaultive, coercive behaviors that may include inflicted physical
injury, psychological abuse, sexual assault, progressive social
isolation, stalking, deprivation, intimidation, and threats. These
behaviors are perpetrated by someone who is, was, or wishes to be
involved in an intimate or dating relationship with an adult or
adolescent individual and are aimed at establishing control by one
partner over the other.1..."
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