ABC of Domestic and Sexual Violence is a practical guide for all health care professionals who are looking after abused individuals (whether knowingly or not) and who wish to learn more in order to help their patients. It employs a positive and practical approach, emphasising simple history taking skills and clinical tips' and pitfalls to help demystify what is often considered a sensitive or difficult subject area.

Table of Contents
List of Contributors

Foreword
Professor Sir George Alberti

Introduction
Susan Bewley, Jan Welch

1 The epidemiology of Gender Based Violence
Gene Feder and Emma Howarth

2 Culture' and violence
Marai Larasai

3 Domestic violence and abuse
Fiona Duxbury

4 The impact of trauma
Gwen Adshead

5 Children
Andrea Goddard

6 Sexual assault of men and boys
Michael King

7 Identifying domestic violence and abuse
Alex Sohal and Medina Johnson

8 Community based responses
Nicole Biros

9 Sources of referral and support for domestic violence
Jackie Barron

10 Perpetrators
Jo Todd and Colin Fitzgerald

Common Presentations By Different Settings And Specialty Areas

11 Domestic Violence in General Practice
Emmeline H. Brew-Graves

12 Emergency Medicine
Lindsay Stevens

13 The Dental Team
Tim Newton and Rasha AlDabaan

14 Elder Abuse
Finbarr C. Martin

15 Mental health services
Louise Howard and Eleanor Turner-Moss

16 Women's, Reproductive and Sexual Health services
Maureen Dalton

17 Female Genital Mutilation
Sarah M. Creighton

18 Rape and sexual assault what to consider first
Catherine White

19 Rape and sexual assault medical and psychosocial care
Karen Rogstad and Hannah Loftus

20 Documenting in the notes
Ali Mears

21 Law and prosecuting practice in relation to serious sexual assaults and domestic violence
Wendy Cottee

22 Writing a statement as a professional witness
Bernadette Butler

23 Going to court
Bernadette Butler

24 Violation of professional boundaries
Fiona Subotsky

25 Moving forward: Developing Care Pathways within the Health Service
Loraine Bacchus

26 Moving forward to pursue a career and implement better services
Maureen Dalton

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