Citation

Smith JW. J. Subst. Abuse Treat. 2000; 19(4): 329-338.

Affiliation

Schick Shadel Hospital, 12101 Ambaum Boulevard S.W., Seattle, WA 98146, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11166497

Abstract

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.

Language: en