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To the Editor: In discussing interventions for intimate partner violence, Drs Rhodes and Levinson¹ presented 3 cases. In Case 1 the intervention is that an emergency physician informs the primary care physician about a patient's history. In Case 2, the patient is referred to a social worker who encourages the woman to talk to her extended family and refers her to a support group. In Case 3, the physician prescribes a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, refers the patient to a neck and back pain specialist, documents the abusive situation, and refers the patient to a community mental health program.

The accompanying article by Ms Wathen and Dr MacMillan² affirms "that there is a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of interventions for women experiencing abuse and that potential harms of identifying and treating abused women are not well-evaluated."

Passionate entwined idiosyncrasies are often central to a marriage or other intimate partnership. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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