Citation

Clessens A, Partoune A, Garcet S, Boxho P. Rev. Med. Liege 2021; 76(3): 173-178.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Hopital De Baviere)

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyse retrospectively the profile of female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) within the population of victims of assault and battery seen in expertise at the Forensic Institute of Liège. Overall, 678 files were analysed. The proportion, nature and type of IPV were determined, as well as the profile of the victims. The link between the socio-economic profile and the seriousness of the sequelae was analysed on the basis of the Chi-square test. 8,4 % of the files concerned IPV, of which 93,0 % were female victims. All the victims had suffered physical domestic violence and 55,5 % of the victims cumulated at least two forms of violence. According to Johnson's typology, 56,6 % of IPV cases may be considered as "Situational Couple Violence" and 43,4 % as "Intimate Terrorism". There are differences between the profile of victims of IPV according to the literature and the profile of victims seen at the IML. Subject to these differences, we have not found a link between the socio-economic status and the severity of the sequelae of IPV victims.

Language: fr

Keywords

Humans; Female; Male; Socioeconomic Factors; Psychiatry; Retrospective Studies; Domestic violence; Forensic medicine; Emergency medicine; *Domestic Violence; *Intimate Partner Violence; General medicine