Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry?

Gautam Gulati; Brendan D. Kelly

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101594

Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry?

Gautam Gulati, Brendan D. Kelly

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Abstract

A heightened risk of domestic violence has been associated with infection-reducing measures undertaken by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatric services can play a key role in addressing this issue by (a) addressing certain risk factors for perpetration of domestic violence through, for example, assertive identification and management of substance misuse; (b) providing support, advocacy and treatment services for victims of domestic violence; and (c) multi-agency working to strengthen medical and social responses to domestic violence. At a time like this, it is important that multi-disciplinary mental health services are strengthened, rather than depleted, in order to address the pressing issues at hand.

Original language	English
Article number	101594
Pages (from-to)	101594
Journal	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Volume	71
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101594
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

COVID-19
Domestic violence
Intimate partner violence
Mental health
Psychiatry

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Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry?

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