title: Domestic violence: the response of healthcare.
abstract: This article discusses domestic violence and the role of the healthcare professional in dealing with it. The author provides advice on screening, assessing, documenting, and then intervening to help victims of domestic violence. There is also a special section on dealing with the problem of elderly abuse/violence.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Hospital, Newburgh, NY, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Hannigan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004282:Documentation; D017579:Domestic Violence; D004552:Elder Abuse; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D012637:Security Measures; D014481:United States