Citation

Herman JL. Am. J. Orthopsychiatry 1986; 56(1): 137-141.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, American Orthopsychiatric Association, Publisher Wiley Blackwell)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3946562

Abstract

Diagnostic summaries of 190 consecutive psychiatric outpatients were reviewed for experiences of physical and sexual violence. Close to one third of female patients had been victimized, and 29% of male patients had been abusive to others. The majority of the violence was intrafamilial. The findings suggest that systematic questioning of all patients regarding their experiences of violence is warranted.

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