Diagnose

DIAGNOSIS.

The most important step that doctors can give is to ask the suspectif women suffer or have ever suffered abuse. It is crucial that the physician takesa relaxed and uncritical negative responses on the lower levels of abuse do not rulepositive responses on more serious aggressive acts.Spousal abuse are a complex social problem that requiresclassic medical schemes to transfer patient care to cope with theirown personal feelings and attitudes. In the unselected patientsphysicians identified only 1.5% to 8.5% of the victims. In a study conducted at afamily medicine respondents only about 6 of 394 abusewomen.Treatment.The quality of medical care often determines whether it will go to agencieslegal, social and health that the doctor wants.It should be very careful not to cause a secondary victimization is thephenomenon that occurs when a victim of domestic violence an institution uses(Police, hospital, court) or a professional (doctor, psychologist, lawyer, etc.). Infor help. These professionals, steeped in myths and ignorance can be converted tothe person a second time a victim.The intervention must be appropriate, persistent and effective in the crisis situation the personis particularly vulnerable, which further strengthens the impact of the intervention. Thegoals in the first interview or first responders are basically three:increase personal safety of abused women and their children, take up their balanceemotional, psychological safety and ensure that women take a decision on the stepscontinue in the foreseeable future.How to act: The intervention policy will not fall into accepting responsibility,problematize the patient, to make aware that the problem is yours.