Can Fam Physician. 1986 Mar;32:547-9.
With the prevalence of wife assault quite high, family doctors will see battered women and their families in the office. However, the identification of the problem is often missed due to women's reluctance to explain their problem and physicians' hesitancy in exploring the possibility and lack of awareness of the prevalence of abuse. The importance of the family doctor's role in identifying the problem and referring the family to appropriate community resources is discussed. Possible explanations for the physician's difficulty in making the diagnosis are considered.
由于殴打妻子的现象相当普遍，家庭医生在诊所中会见到受虐妇女及其家人。然而，由于妇女不愿解释她们的问题，医生也不愿探究虐待的可能性和对虐待普遍存在的认识不足，因此常常会忽视这一问题。本文讨论了家庭医生在识别问题和将家庭转介给适当社区资源方面的重要作用。还考虑了医生在做出诊断方面可能存在的困难的一些解释。
