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Three Physical and non-physical injuries

Abstract

This chapter examines the types of injuries that the participating women sustained as a result of domestic violence and contextualises this data with information from other research. Making a distinction between physical and non-physical injuries proved important in relation to the response of health practitioners as well as the women from stage one. Just as definitions of violence and abuse can be problematic, so too do women who experience domestic violence feel these contradictions. This is compounded by abuse, which has a non-physical health impact and results in injuries that cannot be seen either by the participating women or ‘others’.

Abstract

This chapter examines the types of injuries that the participating women sustained as a result of domestic violence and contextualises this data with information from other research. Making a distinction between physical and non-physical injuries proved important in relation to the response of health practitioners as well as the women from stage one. Just as definitions of violence and abuse can be problematic, so too do women who experience domestic violence feel these contradictions. This is compounded by abuse, which has a non-physical health impact and results in injuries that cannot be seen either by the participating women or ‘others’.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. Acknowledgements iv
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Domestic violence and the medical profession 11
  6. Domestic violence patients speak out
  7. Physical and non-physical injuries 33
  8. Treatment experiences 47
  9. Wider experiences of help seeking 67
  10. Summary to Part One 73
  11. Clinicians’ knowledge and clinical experience of domestic violence
  12. Definitions of domestic violence, roles and responsibilities 79
  13. Explanations of causes 93
  14. Physical versus non-physical injuries 107
  15. Treatment options 117
  16. Documentation and naming 133
  17. Summary to Part Two 147
  18. Clinicians’ training and inter-agency collaboration
  19. Intra-professional collaboration and communication 151
  20. Wider multi-agency collaborations 165
  21. Training 177
  22. Summary to Part Three 191
  23. Conclusion 193
  24. Bibliography 197
  25. Details of research participants 215
  26. Useful information and contacts 219
Domestic violence and health
This chapter is in the book Domestic violence and health
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781847425218-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. Acknowledgements iv
  4. Introduction 1
  5. Domestic violence and the medical profession 11
  6. Domestic violence patients speak out
  7. Physical and non-physical injuries 33
  8. Treatment experiences 47
  9. Wider experiences of help seeking 67
  10. Summary to Part One 73
  11. Clinicians’ knowledge and clinical experience of domestic violence
  12. Definitions of domestic violence, roles and responsibilities 79
  13. Explanations of causes 93
  14. Physical versus non-physical injuries 107
  15. Treatment options 117
  16. Documentation and naming 133
  17. Summary to Part Two 147
  18. Clinicians’ training and inter-agency collaboration
  19. Intra-professional collaboration and communication 151
  20. Wider multi-agency collaborations 165
  21. Training 177
  22. Summary to Part Three 191
  23. Conclusion 193
  24. Bibliography 197
  25. Details of research participants 215
  26. Useful information and contacts 219
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