title: Domestic violence: caring for a colleague.
abstract: Domestic abuse is a devastating social, legal, and health care problem of enormous proportions. Routine and multiple screenings by skilled health care providers, when conducted face-to-face, markedly increase the identification of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse. Patients are not the only ones who can benefit from domestic violence screening and intervention. This article describes the subtle signs of domestic abuse that might be observed in a colleague, explains how to initiate a conversation with a colleague, and suggests appropriate ways to offer support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family & Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003142:Communication; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D004645:Empathy; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008403:Mass Screening; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology; D016272:Occupational Health; D010379:Peer Group; D016528:Postanesthesia Nursing; D011363:Professional Impairment / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012944:Social Support