TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Should doctors be more proactive as advocates for victims of violence?
JO  - British medical journal: BMJ
A1  - Shepherd, Jonathan P.
A1  - Morley, R.
A1  - Adshead, Gwen
A1  - Gillett, G.
A1  - Knight, M. A.
SP  - 1617
EP  - 1621
VL  - 311
IS  - 7020
N2  - Currently the management of adult victims of violence by general practitioners and accident and emergency departments is reactive, concerned almost exclusively with the management of physical injuries. Professor Jonathan Shepherd outlines some ideas for a more proactive approach on the part of doctors to improve the protection and support of vulnerable people; to deal with psychological sequelae; to take the responsibility of making an official complaint to the police away from seriously injured people, who are unable to give or withhold consent to disclosure; and to prevent assailants inflicting further injuries. We asked a sociologist, a psychiatrist, a moral philosopher, and a police surgeon for their comments.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0959-8138
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -