RT Book, Section A1 Feldman, Mitchell D. A1 Moreno-John, Gina A2 Feldman, Mitchell D. A2 Christensen, John F. A2 Satterfield, Jason M. SR Print(0) ID 1102939806 T1 Intimate Partner Violence T2 Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice, 4e YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071767705 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102939806 RD 2024/03/29 AB Intimate partner violence (IPV), is defined as any intentional, controlling behavior consisting of physical, sexual, or psychological assaults in the context of an intimate relationship. The data on IPV underscore the magnitude of the problem. In a landmark study, 28% of a random nationwide sample of couples reported violence at some point in their history; almost 4% of the women reported severe violence. If these figures are extrapolated to the general population, it is estimated that about 4 million women are subjected to violence each year in the United States (a woman is beaten or assaulted every 9 seconds in the United States), with about 500,000 women requiring medical treatment. 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.