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Domestic Violence

Aka: Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse
  1. Epidemiology
    1. Incidence: 20-39% of women in primary care clinics
    2. 78% of women approve of Domestic Violence Screening
    3. Only 5% of women had been asked about Domestic Violence
    4. Bradley (2002) BMJ 324:271-4
  2. Risk Factors predicting abuse
    1. Age <35 years old
    2. Separated or divorced
    3. Medical assistance or no insurance
    4. Higher depression or anxiety scores
    5. Drug or Alcohol Abuse
    6. Suicide attempts
    7. Broken bones, sprains, or serious cuts
    8. Diarrhea
    9. Vaginal Discharge
    10. Substance Abuse by a partner
  3. Interpretation
    1. No Risk Factors
      1. Women reporting current abuse: 2%
    2. Six to seven Risk Factors
      1. Women reporting current abuse: 70%
  4. Screening
    1. See Domestic Violence Screening
  5. Resources
    1. National Domestic Violence Hotline
      1. Phone: 1-800-799-7233
  6. References
    1. McCauley J (1995) Ann Intern Med 123:737-46

Domestic abuse (C0413318)

Concepts Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
English Domestic abuse, Domestic ill-treatment
Spanish maltrato domestico, violencia domestica, violencia familiar
Parent Concepts Ambiguous concept (C1274012), Abuse (C1328247)
Sources AOD , SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Domestic Violence (C0206073)

Definition (MSH) Deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household.
Definition (CSP) deliberate, often repetitive, physical abuse by one family member against another: marital partners, parents, children, siblings, or any other member of a household; covers abuse of cohabiting partners (homo and heterosexual).
Concepts Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction (T048)
MSH D017579
English Domestic Violence
Spanish violencia conyugal
Parent Concepts crime against persons (C0680499), Violence (C0042693), Domestic abuse (C0413318)
Sources AOD , CSP, MEDLINEPLUS, MSH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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