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Health care barriers and interventions for battered women.
  • Published Date:
    1994 May-Jun
  • Source:
    Public Health Rep. 109(3):328-338
  • Language:
    English
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  • Pubmed ID:
    8190856
  • Pubmed Central ID:
    PMCnull
  • Description:
    Family violence is a major public health problem. Battered women present with multiple physical injuries in hospital emergency rooms, clinics, and personal physicians' offices. Yet, they are often not identified as battered and fail to receive appropriate treatment for the nonphysical effects of these events. Instead, only discrete physical injuries are identified. The authors explore the literature to identify barriers in recognizing and treating battered women. These barriers are viewed as a microcosm of the larger public health problem in which battered women fear identifying themselves and often are not recognized by public health professionals. Some barriers pertain to the victims themselves; others can be attributed to the attitudes of medical care providers in emergency rooms, clinics, and private physicians' offices. The many faceted needs of victims require a variety of interventions including medical models, criminal justice intervention systems, and social models for change. Some intervention strategies that are currently being employed in various programs in the United States are described.

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    Journal Article
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    Public Health Reports
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      Description:
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