RT Book, Section A1 Feldman, Mitchell D. A1 Moreno-John, Gina A2 Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 Christensen, John F. A2 Satterfield, Jason M. A2 Laponis, Ryan SR Print(0) ID 1167759138 T1 Intimate Partner Violence T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 5e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781260142686 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1167759138 RD 2024/03/28 AB Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as any intentional, controlling behavior consisting of physical, sexual, or psychological assault, or stalking by a current or former intimate partner. IPV affects men and women from all socioeconomic strata, professions, locations, and cultural backgrounds. Women visiting outpatient medical and obstetric/gynecologic clinics as well as the emergency department (ED) are often there for complaints directly attributable to IPV. Because they are frequently misdiagnosed, they may return time and time again, often with increasingly severe trauma. In addition to increased morbidity and mortality of victims, IPV confers a tremendous financial burden in the United States. The total annual costs related to IPV are estimated to be between $2 and $7 billion, and the CDC estimates that the lifetime costs are up to $36 trillion, including medical expenditures, lost productivity among victims and perpetrators, criminal justice costs, and property loss or other damage.