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Author Hamberger, L. Kevin.

Title Domestic violence screening and intervention in medical and mental healthcare settings / L. Kevin Hamberger, Mary Beth Phelan.

Imprint New York, NY : Springer, ©2004.

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Description xi, 339 pages ; 24 cm.
Series Springer series on family violence
Springer series on family violence.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-326) and index.
Contents Introduction and historical context -- Spousal abuse in maternal care settings -- Spousal abuse in primary care settings -- Spousal abuse in psychiatric and mental health settings -- Domestic violence prevalence, screening, and detection in the emergency department setting -- Subspecialties and domestic violence -- Health and health system issues related to domestic violence -- Barriers to screening, identifying, and helping partner violence victims in health care settings -- Mandatory reporting of domestic violence -- Overcoming barriers -- Medical school training curricula : philosophy, components, process, and outcomes -- Identifying domestically violent men in medical settings -- Primary and secondary prevention of domestic violence -- Issues and future prospects.
Summary "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, ophthalmology, and infectious disease are considered."--Jacket.
Subject Family violence.
Victims of family violence -- Services for.
Spouse Abuse -- legislation & jurisprudence. (DNLM)D013179Q000331
Spouse Abuse -- prevention & control. (DNLM)D013179Q000517
Women's Health. (DNLM)D016387
Battered Women -- psychology. (DNLM)D018585Q000523
Crisis Intervention. (DNLM)D003419
Mandatory Reporting. (DNLM)D019221
United States. (DNLM)D014481
Family violence. (OCoLC)fst00920540
Victims of family violence -- Services for. (OCoLC)fst01166337
Added Author Phelan, Mary Beth, MD.
Other Form: Online version: Hamberger, L. Kevin. Domestic violence screening and intervention in medical and mental healthcare settings. New York, NY : Springer, ©2004 (OCoLC)595509073
Online version: Hamberger, L. Kevin. Domestic violence screening and intervention in medical and mental healthcare settings. New York, NY : Springer, ©2004 (OCoLC)607632893
ISBN 0826125352
9780826125354
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