Thursday, October 3, 2013

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month- Recommendations Statement for Screening Patients from the USPSTF

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a Recommendations Statement on screening patients for domestic violence. The statement can be accessed at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf12/ipvelder/ipvelderfinalrs.htm.

Additional evidence-based resources can  be found in PubMed. Check for the TU Link in the upper right hand corner of the screen to link to full-text articles.