Intimate Partner Violence

Referrals for intimate partner violence increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic at a program within Boston Children’s Hospital, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

Psychosocial counseling geared toward women who require interventions due to intimate partner violence was shown to be effective in enhancing their overall wellbeing, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have had a greater impact on the mental health of older women with a history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence than women without such histories, according to a study.

Almost 20% of young men in the United States are perpetrators of intimate partner violence, or IPV, and more than a quarter are victims of it, survey results showed.

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Intimate partner violence remained prevalent among middle-aged and older women and was associated with morbidity in these populations, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

In light of social distancing and stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, physicians should be aware of an increased risk for intimate partner violence among patients “now more than ever,” an expert told Healio Primary Care.