Type:	Journal Article
Title:	To screen or not to screen - is this the right question?: quality care, intervention and women's agency in health care responses to partner violence and abuse
Other Titles:	Women against violence : an Australian feminist journal
Authors:	Taft, Angela
Keywords:	Pregnancy;Health;Screening
Year:	2001
Publisher:	CASA House (Centre Against Sexual Assault)
Citation:	(10), July 2001
Notes:	Defines and discusses the concept and procedure of screening women for psychosocial problems, in particular domestic violence, and assesses its viability as a policy directive in public health. Discusses some of the criticisms directed at the specificity and sensitivity of various screening tools, highlighting the difficulties associated with developing a standardised and formulaic approach to such a complex issue. Lack of education and training amongst medical staff and the economic and social consequences arising from diagnosis are identified as areas of concern. Utilising practice examples from the US and Australia, it is argued that our focus must be shifted away from increasing disclosure rates and providing precise diagnoses towards evidence based policy and quality of service response.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12682
ISSN:	1327-5550
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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