ReviewThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2006
Recognising domestic violence in clinical practice using the diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and low self-esteem.
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- Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services.Global health action · 2016Trial
- Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services.Global health action · 2014Trial
- Integrating Domestic Violence Education into the Pharmacy Curriculum.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Attitudinal Acceptance of Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Outcomes for Female Survivors in Sub-Saharan Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Contributing Factors of Delayed-Onset Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms: A Nested Case-Control Study Conducted After the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Linking abuse and recovery through advocacy: an observational study.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2014Article
- A Life Course Model of Self-Reported Violence Exposure and Ill-health with A Public Health Problem Perspective.AIMS public health · 2014Review
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- Domestic violence, PTSD, and diagnostic enquiry.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2011Article
- The value of intervening for intimate partner violence in South African primary care: project evaluation.BMJ open · 2011Article
- The association between intimate partner violence, alcohol and depression in family practice.BMC family practice · 2010Article
- Medicalising domestic violence.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2007Article
- Domestic violence in practice.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2006Article
- Responding to intimate partner violence: what role for general practice?The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2006Article
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Abstract
This discussion paper reviews the health impacts, physical and mental, of domestic violence and explores the link between domestic violence and psychological symptoms. This paper focuses more on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than depression and low self-esteem because doctors are less familiar with PTSD. The barriers preventing health workers from detecting domestic violence are reviewed and the fear of health professionals that asking about trauma can harm patients is explored. The article then outlines practical strategies to improve detection of domestic violence using patients' presenting psychological symptoms and the diagnoses frequently associated with domestic violence namely, PTSD, depression and low self-esteem. It is argued that it is inadvisable to try to implement a policy of screening for domestic violence in general practice when the public health model is currently inappropriate. The paper discusses why the diagnostic frameworks of depression and PTSD are helpful in general practice, not only in detecting domestic violence but in working with the patient to establish trust and ways forward that can be tailored to meet the needs of the patient and their children. Patients' and professionals' dilemmas about what to do once domestic violence is detected are briefly explored.
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