Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Domestic violence in the emergency department: I : two case-control studies of victims
Other Titles:	General hospital psychiatry
Authors:	O'Toole, Brian I Raphael, Beverley Roberts, Gwenneth L Lawrence, Joan M
Keywords:	Mental health;Health
Year:	1997
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Citation:	19 (1), January 1997
Notes:	Outlines the aims, methodology, results and conclusion of an Australian study comparing the diagnoses and characteristics of self-reported domestic violence victims with a random sample of non-victim controls. The research was conducted in the Emergency Department (ED) at a major Queensland public hospital. Significant differences were found between the diagnoses and characteristics of victims and non-victims. The study showed that victims used the ED more often, that more had attempted suicide, more had psychiatric diagnoses, and more had alcohol and drug problems. As a result of this research, it was recommended that health professionals be given training on domestic violence at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; that referral services to address the psychosocial aspects of domestic violence be developed within hospitals; and that longitudinal research be undertaken to investigate the nature of the identified association between domestic violence and psychiatric disorder.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/14388
ISSN:	1638343
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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