The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the precipitation of intimate partner
violence
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Moreira DN
; Pinto da Costa M
Int J Law Psychiatry
2020[Jul]; 71
(?): 101606
PMID32768122
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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a global pandemic and many have been victims
of it long before Covid-19. International organizations have documented an
increase in IPV reports during the current pandemic, raising awareness of the
potential causes for such an increase. Reflecting on risk factors associated with
IPV, and the underlying need of the perpetrators to exert control over the
victims, it becomes increasingly important to understand how the current policies
of social distancing, self-isolation, and lockdown can precipitate episodes of
IPV. Furthermore, access to specialized services and health care can be
compromised, and health care professionals face new challenges and demands
imposed by the pandemic while managing IPV cases. This article begins by
examining the main risk factors more commonly associated with IPV in the
literature. It proceeds by reflecting on how these risk factors may be
exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic, which can explain the increased number
of reports. Finally, it emphasizes the new challenges faced by health care
professionals, while assisting IPV victims during the pandemic and provides
possible recommendations on actions to implement during and beyond the Covid-19
pandemic to prevent such cases.
|Betacoronavirus
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|COVID-19
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|Coronavirus Infections/*epidemiology
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|Female
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|Humans
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|Intimate Partner Violence/*psychology/*statistics & numerical data
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