title: Voice of support needs to be heard over the voice of abuse.
abstract: I would like to respond to comments on the difficulties associated with disclosing domestic abuse (Letters, February 3). Domestic abuse is one of the most complex relationships a person can find themselves in. Its effects infiltrate every sector of life like a disease with no barriers, leaving the person increasingly weak and broken. It also leaves scars years after the bruises have gone and broken bones have healed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Stoke University Hospital.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burston
mesh_terms: D003288:Contusions; D030881:Disclosure; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom