The increasing risk of domestic violence, including parricide, during the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections and recommendations

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How to cite this article: Valenc¸a AM, Telles LE, da Silva AG, Barros AJ. The increasing risk of domestic violence, including parricide, during the COVID-19 pandemic: reflections and recommendations.

COVID-19, SDGs and public health systems: Linkages in Brazil

“…The collateral damage of COVID-19 connects with gender and violence issues, such as marital violence and children and elderly abuse (targets 5.2, 16.2, 11.7). In Brazilian households, all forms of violence increased during the COVID-19 pandemic [88] , [60] , [99] , [105] . Women faced an increase in unpaid domestic labour (target 5.4) [33] , [98] in addition to barriers to career development (target 5.5) [95] , [92] .…”

Homicídio familiar associado com ausência de tratamento psiquiátrico durante a pandemia de Covid-19: um relato de caso

“…During the pandemic, psychotic patients were especially vulnerable to the prolonged effects of social isolation, while there was greater interaction between them and their families and less access to health care, where the patient could be evaluated, medicated and helped [13,14]. All these factors can aggravate a psychiatric condition, with risks for themselves and others, as in this case.…”

Mental health, quality of life and optimism during the covid-19 pandemic: a comparison between Brazil and Portugal

“…In the case of Brazil, some hypotheses may justify this result, such as the fact that not respecting the social distancing could be a matter of economic necessity since the rates of unemployment were high during the pandemic [ 49 ] and the limited access to healthcare. However, the high rates of domestic violence identified during the pandemic in Brazil [ 50 , 51 ] could also be associated with greater distress in those staying at home. In contrast to the Brazilian scenario, domestic violence in Portugal seems to have dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”