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Joseph Valenti, MD

JAMA. 1998;280:470.

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Two years ago, the American Medical Association (AMA) and its Resident Physicians Section launched a campaign to increase physician awareness about domestic violence and to encourage physicians to discuss domestic violence with patients who showed symptoms of physical abuse. In my practice as an obstetrician/gynecologist, I am regularly reminded that physical, sexual, and psychological abuse continues to exist at epidemic levels. Residents and other physicians must recognize the prevalence of domestic violence, continue to learn to diagnose domestic violence, and be able to discuss treatment options with their patients.

More than 10 million women in the United States each year are at risk for abuse from their former and current partners.¹ This violence results in lasting physical and psychological sequelae for those women and their families. One source notes that domestic violence was the cause of more than 200 deaths over a 20-year period.² Domestic violence is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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