Treatment guidelines for healthcare providers' interventions with domestic violence victims: experience from the USA.
In this article, the author shares her own personal experience with the health sector and the recommendations made in the United States for universal screening for violence of women in the health sector. Healthcare providers can greatly assist patients impacted by domestic violence by implementing the interventions recommended.
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Harvard Extension School, Harvard Law School, Harvard Medical School, University of Texas School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic, Austin, TX, USA. sarahbuel@cs.com
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010819:Physician's Role; D024382:Professional Role; D014481:United States