Experiences of physical and emotional intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of prepandemic and pandemic data in a longitudinal study of Australian mothers
Conclusions
Findings suggest that the spike in IPV-related crime statistics following the onset of the pandemic (typically incidents of physical violence) is the tip of the iceberg for women’s IPV experiences. There is a need to increase the capacity of health practitioners to recognise emotional as well as physical IPV, and IPV ought to be considered where women present with mental health problems.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: General Medicine Authors: FitzPatrick, K. M., Brown, S. J., Hegarty, K., Mensah, F. K., Gartland, D. Tags: Open access, Mental health Source Type: research
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