Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry?
Int J Law Psychiatry
; 71: 101594, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-459205
ABSTRACT
A heightened risk of domestic violence has been associated with infection-reducing measures undertaken by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatric services can play a key role in addressing this issue by (a) addressing certain risk factors for perpetration of domestic violence through, for example, assertive identification and management of substance misuse; (b) providing support, advocacy and treatment services for victims of domestic violence; and (c) multi-agency working to strengthen medical and social responses to domestic violence. At a time like this, it is important that multi-disciplinary mental health services are strengthened, rather than depleted, in order to address the pressing issues at hand.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physician's Role
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Pneumonia, Viral
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Domestic Violence
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Coronavirus Infections
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Battered Women
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Mental Health Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int J Law Psychiatry
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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