Characteristics of Men Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence

The Role of the Physician When a Patient Discloses Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration: A Literature Review

“…According to prior studies, 13% to 23% of male patients self-report having perpetrated IPV 24 -28 and 2 out of 3 male perpetrators report seeing a regular doctor for routine care. 28 Although men often do not disclose their abusive behaviors during medical encounters, physicians may become aware that their male patients are IPV perpetrators in other ways, including disclosures by victims, documentation in medical records, and behavior directly disclosed or witnessed. 29,30 Screening protocols for perpetration of IPV have been developed 24 -26,31 but, to our knowledge, screening for IPV perpetration is not commonly practiced and has not been recommended by any of the major medical societies.…”

Physicians' Experiences with Male Patients Who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence

“…Research showing that male perpetrators of IPV see a regular physician 12 and regularly access health care [7][8][9][10][11] seems to conflict with the rarity with which physicians reported interacting with perpetrators of IPV. The 15 interviewees discussed a total of 32 interactions with male perpetrators of IPV (Table 1), and only 6 of the 18 physicians who completed the initial survey reported experiences with male perpetrators of IPV.…”

“…8 Research has also found that 42% to 63% of male perpetrators of IPV report having been treated in a health care setting in the previous 6 months, 10,11 and 2 of every 3 male perpetrators of IPV have a regular doctor they see for routine care. 12 Research suggests that male perpetrators are open to discussing family conflict with physicians, 13,14 and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), in its position paper on violence, states that family physicians have a role in recognizing and appropriately referring perpetrators of IPV. 15 Studies have been conducted on the feasibility of screening patients for IPV perpetration in the health care setting.…”

Therapeutic interventions in intimate partner violence: an overview

“…Many have witnessed family violence or were victims of abuse as children (Delsol & Margolin, 2004;Gortner, Gollan, & Jacobson, 1997) and often present personality pathologies (notably, borderline, narcissistic, and antisocial; e.g. Fowler & Westen, 2011;HoltzworthMunroe & Stuart, 1994;Jackson, Sippel, Mota, Whalen, Schumacher, 2015;Mauricio, Tein, & Lopez, 2007;Porcerelli, Cogan, & Hibbard, 2004;Saunders, 1992) and substance abuse problems (e.g., Kraanen, Vedel, Scholing, Emmelkamp, 2014;Singh, Tolman, Walton, Chermack, Cunningham, 2014). Despite the frequent co-occurrence of the perpetrator's own trauma history, personality disorders, and substance abuse, it is important to note that incorporation of more structured and specific intervention strategies of these aspects is not typically targeted into IPV current treatments, limiting their effectiveness.…”