Design and Implementation of the Domestic Violence Services in Rural Clinics Intervention.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Paige Hall Smith, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Since the 1980s, health professionals have
increasingly been interested in understanding the
health consequences of intimate partner violence
(IPV)(1-3). In addition, health care communities
are recognizing the need to identify ways to
respond more effectively to the needs of abused
women. Numerous studies have indicated that
10%-55% of women obtaining care in general
practice settings have experienced some form of
IPV either in a current relationship or during
their lifetime (4-8). In addition to the physical injuries, disability, and death that can be associated with IPV, both women who have been victimized by an intimate partner and children raised in violent households are more likely to experience a wide array of chronic physical and mental health conditions, including frequent headaches, gastrointestinal problems, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(9-15).
Design and Implementation of the Domestic Violence Services in Rural Clinics Intervention.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Preventing Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in Racial / Ethnic Minority Communities: CDC’s Demonstration Projects. Editors: D Whitaker, L Reese. CDC, 83-100
- Language: English
- Date: 2006
- Keywords
- Health professionals, Intimate partner violence
(IPV), Chronic physical and mental health conditions