Coronavirus and Quarantine: Catalysts of Domestic Violence

Bouillon‐Minois, Jean‐Baptiste; Clinchamps, Maëlys; Dutheil, Frédéric

doi:10.1177/1077801220935194

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“…Many studies provided warnings about the risk of higher domestic violence rates, as a direct consequence of the restrictions established by most of the countries all over the world to manage the pandemic [ 38 , 44 , 50 , 35 , 40 , 36 , 46 ].…”

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Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies

Viero

Barbara

Montisci

et al. 2021

Forensic Science International

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The aim of this article was to conduct a rapid critical review of the literature about the relationship between violence against women (VAW) and the current COVID-19 pandemic. After the screening process, a total of 42 articles were considered. Our review confirmed that the “stay at home” policies to contrast the pandemic have increased the problem of VAW, creating a “shadow pandemic within the pandemic”, as it was called by the United Nations. However, rigorous studies estimating the relationship between VAW and COVID-19 pandemic are scarce; most of the articles are commentaries, letters, editorials, and most of the published data derives from social media, internet, anecdotal evidence and helplines reports. Health care systems should promote further investigations into the relation between VAW and COVID-19, to identify creative solutions to provide clinical care and forensic services for victims of VAW.

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“…The authors found that the prevalence of IPV was at 24.6%, with psychological violence being the most prevalent form of domestic violence. For many women and children, being confined at home with a violent partner and parent is as dangerous—and for some, more dangerous—than the COVID-19 pandemic [ 38 ].…”

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Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies

Viero

Barbara

Montisci

et al. 2021

Forensic Science International

143

121

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“…Our review found how the dynamics of DV were explored in several studies (Anurudran et al 2020;Bouillon-Minois et al 2020;Bright et al 2020;Campbell et al 2020;Da Silva et al 2020;Dahal et al 2020;Duncan et al 2020;Ertan et al 2020;Evans et al 2020;Joseph et al 2020;Moreira et al 2020;Sacco et al 2020;Usher et al 2020). Indeed, self-isolation and social distancing can put women in constant danger by mandatory proximity with the perpetrator and isolating them from protective factors such as moments of relative freedom or access to support.…”

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IPV and COVID-19: A systematic review of the literature

Landoni¹

2020

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Purpose: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is an urgent matter, and a global concern for several countries across the world highlighted high numbers and percentages also before the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Further, international states and organizations have claimed an increase in IPV numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic, raising awareness of the potential causes and providing urgent recommendations and guidelines to follow for the containment and possible interventions. Based on these priorities, this review aims to explore and analyze the existing scientific literature on the association and consequences of COVID-19 on Domestic Violence and to sum up the strategies and recommendations for clinicians and health care workers. Methods: The electronic databases of PubMed, Scopus and Science of Direct were searched. Papers published between 2019 and 2020, written in English and having as main focus the domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, were included. Results: At the final stage, 60 articles were included and analyzed. Results pointed three pre-determined categories: the course, the dynamics, the recommendations and an adjunctive category DV and disasters. Conclusions: Since COVID-19 is responsible for a spike in DV cases, it is essential to implement specific and shared assessment strategies and targeted interventions in order to prevent the adverse outcomes of IPV.

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“…Although quarantine has been successful in slowing down the spread of the virus, poor implementation can cause additional problems in the exposed people (Pellecchia et al, 2015;Brooks et al, 2020;Buttell and Ferreira, 2020). The current quarantine due to COVID-19 has increased domestic violence, fear of people losing their jobs, reduced physical activity, altered sleep, and increased anxiety (KANTAR, 2020; How the Pandemic Could Be Messing With Your Sleep; Agren et al, 2020;Bouillon-Minois et al, 2020;Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2020;Mahase, 2020;Mazza et al, 2020;Spinelli et al, 2020;Thomas et al, 2020). These effects can even be more pronounced in people in developing countries where most of the population lives under the poverty line, including nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.…”

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Long-Term Impact of Social Isolation and Molecular Underpinnings

Arzate-Mejía

Lottenbach²,

Schindler³

et al. 2020

Front. Genet.

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Prolonged periods of social isolation can have detrimental effects on the physiology and behavior of exposed individuals in humans and animal models. This involves complex molecular mechanisms across tissues in the body which remain partly identified. This review discusses the biology of social isolation and describes the acute and lasting effects of prolonged periods of social isolation with a focus on the molecular events leading to behavioral alterations. We highlight the role of epigenetic mechanisms and non-coding RNA in the control of gene expression as a response to social isolation, and the consequences for behavior. Considering the use of strict quarantine during epidemics, like currently with COVID-19, we provide a cautionary tale on the indiscriminate implementation of such form of social isolation and its potential damaging and lasting effects in mental health.

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Coronavirus and Quarantine: Catalysts of Domestic Violence

Abstract: The pandemic of COVID-19 has resulted in quarantines imposed all around the world; these and other restrictions could produce an increase in domestic violence.

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Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies

Violence against women in the Covid-19 pandemic: A review of the literature and a call for shared strategies to tackle health and social emergencies

IPV and COVID-19: A systematic review of the literature

Long-Term Impact of Social Isolation and Molecular Underpinnings

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