Citation

Choo EK, Benz M, Rybarczyk M, Broderick K, Linden J, Boudreaux EL, Ranney ML. Acad. Emerg. Med. 2014; 21(12): 1447-1452.

Affiliation

The Department of Emergency Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/acem.12525

PMID

25421993

Abstract

The relationship between gender, violence, and substance use in the emergency department (ED) is complex. This article examines the role of gender in the intersection of substance use and three types of violence: peer violence, intimate partner violence, and firearm violence. Current approaches to treatment of substance abuse and violence are similar across both genders; however, as patterns of violence and substance abuse differ by gender, interventions may be more effective if they are designed with a specific gender focus.

Language: en