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Assessment of Musculoskeletal Injuries from Domestic Violence in the Emergency Department

“…More than half of these women would offer honest answers to the questions if the physician had only asked them directly. This is an important factor for opening the problem for discussion which stops the violence in 50% of the cases [ 15 ]. Another research has shown that in 72%–93% of the patients questioned by the physician over domestic violence where there was none in question those people reacted positively, expressing words of understanding, conscientious behavior, and agreeing it was advisable to subject victims to this line of questioning [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Examining the Link Between Domestic Violence Victimization and Loneliness in a Dutch Community Sample: A Comparison Between Victims and Nonvictims by Type D Personality

“…It appears to be epidemic in size in many Western countries (e.g., Ruiz-Pérez et al 2007), although prevalence rates observed in empirical research may vary substantially due to differences in definitions, measuring methods, and study sample characteristics. In the Netherlands, lifetime prevalence estimates of domestic violence lie between 29% (Römkens 1997) and 45% (Van Dijk et al 1998). Twelve month prevalence, by contrast, appears to lie just above 4% (Kunst et al 2010).…”