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Boston University
Disclosing violence to primary care or obestetrics/gynecology physicians most beneficial
July 17th, 2008
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that patients who disclose intimate partner violence (IPV) to their clinicians of any type did not experience serious harm. However, those who disclosed IPV in a primary care or obstetrics/gynecology setting received the most benefit. The findings, which appear in the Biomedical Central Public Health Journal, also conclude that disclosures made in an emergency department setting were more problematic from the patient's point of view. Researchers studied 27 IPV survivors recruited through community support programs in Massachusetts. The participants were given in-depth...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-07-17)
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