title: Intimate partner violence: prevalence, health consequences, and intervention.
abstract: Intimate partner violence (IPV) can be defined in many ways and encompasses many different types of physical and emotional abuse. IPV affects the health, safety, and quality of life for women, men, and children worldwide, regardless of race, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status. The health effects include acute trauma; a wide range of physical and mental sequelae; and, for some, death. Because of the serious consequences of IPV, both the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization identify IPV as a significant public health issue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Harborview's Pioneer Square Clinic, University of Washington, 206 3rd Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. Electronic address: sugg@uw.edu.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugg
mesh_terms: D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011788:Quality of Life; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016387:Women's Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Domestic violence; Health; Intervention; Intimate partner; Spouse abuse; Violence