Domestic homicide: risk assessment and professional duty to warn.
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.
Campbell
J C
JC
Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.
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