Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2017, Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 48-51
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.29.3.2017.45aBasem Abbas Ahmed Al Ubaidi1*
1Consultant Family Physician, Ministry of Health, Road 4025, Juffair 340, Kingdom of Bahrain.
*Corresponding author:
Basem Abbas Ahmed Al Ubaidi, Consultant Family Physician, Ministry of Health, Road 4025, Juffair 340, Kingdom of Bahrain, Tel: 009733190390, Email: bahmed1@health.gov.bh
Received date: January 16, 2017; Accepted date: July 31, 2017; Published date: September 28, 2017
Abstract
Violence or abuse among domestic partners is the leading cause of morbid-dysfunctional families. Physicians usually deal with either acute or chronic presentation of intimate partner violence. Many victims of an abusive relationship are hesitant to seek help, yet the abusive problem is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Physicians need to understand the risk factors leading to an increase in the violent incidents and use specific screening questionnaires to assess the patient’s living condition with an abusive partner.
Keywords: Intimate partner violence, Bahrain, psychological, physical