title: Domestic homicide: risk assessment and professional duty to warn.
abstract: Battering has been associated with increased risk of homicide in the home. Homicide involving partners in a current or past intimate relationship may not have the same characteristics as other homicides. Physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals--who frequently see battered women as patients--should understand the dynamics, risk factors, and legal responsibilities related to domestic homicide in order to help prevent this form of violence.
authors: Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Campbell
mesh_terms: D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010819:Physician's Role; D012307:Risk Factors