Intervention in family violence. A role for the physician-and for society.
Contrary to long-standing mores, what goes on in the person's home is not always sacred. When family relationships break down and family members deal violently with various stresses and problems, intervention is in order. Certain changes in societal attitudes would help prevent the problem. Physicians-alone or working with other social or health service personnel-can play an important role in intervention and treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D002668:Child Rearing; D003415:Crime; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D012934:Social Isolation; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*