Citation

Iverson KM. J. Gen. Intern Med. 2014; 29(2): 280.

Affiliation

National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System and Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue (116B-3), Boston, MA, USA, Katherine.Iverson@va.gov.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11606-013-2716-6

PMID

24263799

Abstract

Identifying and addressing intimate partner violence (IPV) within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is paramount to improving health care and outcomes for our nation’s female Veterans. I agree with Drs. Lutwak’s [10.1007/s11606-013-2717-5] and Feldman’s [J Gen Intern Med. 2013;28(10):1251–52] calls for IPV screening within emergency departments (ED) and primary care (PC) settings, and extend this recommendation to include the need for: (a) integration of IPV screening across VHA medical and mental health settings, (b) emphasis on the importance of accurate and clinically sensitive screening and response, and (c) expansion of VHA infrastructure to provide professional development on best practices in IPV training, screening and assessment, treatment, and referral....

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