Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Intimate partner abuse and health professionals
Authors:	Roberts, Gwenneth Hegarty, Kelsey L Feder, Gene
Keywords:	Screening;Training;Mental health;Pregnancy;Health
Year:	2005
Publisher:	Churchill Livingstone
Notes:	General Overview: This book, written by international practitioners and researchers, discusses the complex issues of identification and intervention for domestic violence survivors within the health system. Discussion: Recent research has demonstrated the high prevalence of domestic violence and the physical and psychological consequences associated with it, bringing survivors into contact with the health system. However, the health system’s failure to identify and manage survivors appropriately has required new ways of addressing these issues. The book is divided into three sections. The first addresses History and Background, including definitional issues. The second section contains eight chapters from Australian and international contributors from various health disciplines. The chapters cover: the impact of partner abuse on physical and mental health; its presentation in clinical practice; education of health professionals; identifying and overcoming barriers to disclosure, including addressing issues as to whether screening should be introduced; and examines the evidence for good practice and policy in clinical responses. It also covers intimate partner abuse (IPA), as experienced by child-bearing women, its impact on child witnesses, and medico-legal and social issues associated with disclosure of abuse, particularly by women wanting to leave a violent situation. The third section of the book takes the reader into a broader cultural context, addressing IPA issues and cultural competence, issues for Indigenous peoples and homosexual partnerships. The last chapter is written by the three editors on IPA research and training and future directions. It examines the difficulties of working in an era of evidence-based health care that increasingly uses research findings to justify policy and clinical practice decisions. The application of this model for public health interventions and broader health policy is discussed. Finally the authors call for educational programs and system change that can substantially improve health practitioners’ identification and management of abused women. An argument is made for further research into the effectiveness and appropriateness of universal screening in health care settings or targeting of specific groups, such as pregnant women.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11414
ISBN:	9780443074936
Physical description:	256 p.
Appears in Collections:	Books

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