Intimate Partner Violence Crisis in the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Can Radiologists Make a Difference?

Overview

Journal Eur Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2020 Jul 2

PMID 32607631

Citations 22

Authors

Simon Matoori

Bharti Khurana

Marta Chadwick Balcom

Dow-Mu Koh

Johannes M Froehlich

Sonja Janssen

Orpheus Kolokythas

Andreas Gutzeit

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Abstract

• The COVID-19 crisis resulted in a variety of physical and mental health issues beyond the viral infection itself, as indicated by an increase in domestic violence.• Radiologists should be aware of typical intimate partner violence (IPV) injury patterns, actively ask potential IPV victims about the cause of injury, and be familiar with support systems for IPV victims of their institutions.• Emergency and radiology departments should review their protocols for identifying and supporting IPV victims, and train their staff to work together to implement these measures during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

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