Addiction medicine and domestic violence
Journal of Substance Abuse TreatmentPublished 1 December 2000
James W. Smith
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Diagnostic and intervention guidelines for dealing with the issue of domestic violence in the addiction medicine patient population are given.
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Domestic violence is a major medical and legal problem, resulting in a great many deaths and injuries each year. Alcohol and other drug dependencies are frequently found in both the perpetrators and victims of violence. This fact gives addiction medicine practitioners a unique opportunity to intervene in both life-threatening disorders. This article gives diagnostic and intervention guidelines for dealing with the issue of domestic violence in the addiction medicine patient population.
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