Citation

Champion JD. Nurs. Clin. North Am. 1998; 33(1): 201-215.

Affiliation

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Nursing, San Antonio, Texas 75238, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9478915

Abstract

Family violence is recognized as one of the major public health concerns facing society. The chronic and traumatic nature of family violence often leads to mental health consequences. Clinicians are in advantageous positions to address the problems of family violence. It is important for clinicians to develop an understanding of the dynamics of family violence by allowing appropriate inquiry about victimization and assuring patient safety, providing appropriate referrals, and reporting incidences of family violence.

Language: en