Domestic violence screening and intervention in medical and mental healthcare settings /

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Author / Creator:	Hamberger, L. Kevin.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Springer, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 339 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Springer series on family violence Springer series on family violence.
Subject:	Family violence. Victims of family violence -- Services for. Spouse Abuse -- legislation & jurisprudence. Spouse Abuse -- prevention & control. Women's Health. Battered Women -- psychology. Crisis Intervention. Mandatory Reporting. Family violence. Victims of family violence -- Services for. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11185814

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Other authors / contributors:	Phelan, Mary Beth, MD.
ISBN:	9780826125361 0826125360 0826125352 9780826125354
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-326) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Despite the need and the potential for healthcare providers to play an active role in prevention and intervention into domestic violence, there is little evidence that they are doing so in large numbers or systematic ways. This book reviews the literature on screening, identification, intervention, and prevention of partner violence across healthcare specialties and disciplines to benefit the development of effective domestic violence prevention programs. Primary care, psychiatric and mental health care, emergency department settings as well as subspecialties such as emergency rooms, ophthalmo.
Other form:	Print version: Hamberger, L. Kevin. Domestic violence screening and intervention in medical and mental healthcare settings. New York, NY : Springer, ©2004 0826125352 9780826125354

Table of Contents:

Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction and Historical Context; 2 Spousal Abuse in Maternal Care Settings; 3 Spousal Abuse in Primary Care Settings; 4 Spousal Abuse in Psychiatric and Mental Health Settings; 5 Domestic Violence Prevalence, Screening, and Detection in the Emergency Department Setting; 6 Subspecialties and Domestic Violence; 7 Health and Health System Issues Related to Domestic Violence; 8 Barriers to Screening, Identifying, and Helping Partner Violence Victims in Health Care Settings; 9 Mandatory Reporting of Domestic Violence; 10 Overcoming Barriers.

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