The "battering syndrome": prevalence and clinical characteristics of domestic violence in primary care internal medicine practices

Article Abstract:

Domestic physical and sexual abuse seems to occur fairly frequently and appears to be associated with a number of risk factors. Researchers polled a diverse group of 1952 women about their history of domestic abuse, marital status, physical and emotional symptoms, attempts at suicide, and their and their partner's prescription, alcohol, and illegal drug use. Five percent of these women reported experiencing domestic abuse within the past year while 32.7% reported domestic abuse sometime in their lifetime. Of the currently abused women, 27.3% had experienced four or more physical or sexual abuse episodes in the last year. Risk factors associated with domestic abuse included substance abuse by either partner, age younger than 36 years, attempts at suicide, depression, low self-esteem, divorce or separation, and lack of medical insurance. Women with multiple risk factors were more likely to experience domestic abuse.

Demographic aspects, Surveys, Family violence, Domestic violence

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Attributes of excellent attending-physician role models

Article Abstract:

Many attributes that make a doctor a good role model can be learned. Researchers used questionnaires to compare the characteristics of 144 doctors who had been listed as good role models by their colleagues and 197 who had not. Characteristics most closely associated with good role models were spending more than 25% of the time teaching, spending 25 hours or more each week teaching and conducting rounds, emphasizing the doctor-patient relationship when teaching, emphasizing the psychological and social aspects of medicine, and having been a chief resident.

Analysis, Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, Role models

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Clinical characteristics of women with a history of childhood abuse: unhealed wounds

Article Abstract:

Women who are abused as children appear to have many psychological problems as adults. Researchers surveyed 1,931 women for any reports of childhood physical or sexual abuse. About 10% (204) had been abused as children and these women were more likely than adults not abused to suffer from depression, anxiety, drug abuse, suicide attempts and hospitalization for psychiatric disorders. They had as many psychological problems as women abused as adults. Women abused as children and adults had the greatest risk of psychological problems.

Psychological aspects, Causes of, Child abuse, Mental illness, Mental disorders

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