Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Medical Center Rostock.
Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2020 Aug 3;117(31-32):534-541. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0534.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), intimate partner violence is among the major risks to women's health around the world. Men, too, can be victims of domestic violence; like female victims, they tend to present initially with their injuries to a family physician or an emergency room. Domestic violence against men is thus a relevant issue for physicians of all specialties.
This review is based on publications retrieved by a comprehensive, selective search in the PubMed database and with the Google Scholar search service, as well as on a retrospective analysis of data on the injured persons, the aggressors, and the nature of the violence that was experienced and the injuries that were sustained.
The studies identified by the search yielded prevalence rates of 3.4% to 20.3% for domestic physical violence against men. Most of the affected men had been violent toward their partners themselves. 10.6-40% of them reported having been abused or maltreated as children. Alcohol abuse, jealousy, mental illness, physical impairment, and short relationship duration are all associated with a higher risk of being a victim of domestic violence. The reported consequences of violence include mostly minor physical injuries, impaired physical health, mental health problems such as anxiety or a disruptive disorder, and increased consumption of alcohol and/or illegal drugs.
The prevalence of violence against men and the risk factors for it have been little studied to date. It would be desirable for preventive measures to be further developed and for special help to be made available to the affected men.
根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的说法，亲密伴侣暴力是全球女性健康的主要风险之一。男性也可能成为家庭暴力的受害者；与女性受害者一样，他们往往最初会因受伤而到家庭医生或急诊室就诊。因此，针对男性的家庭暴力是所有专业医生都应关注的问题。
这篇综述基于在 PubMed 数据库中进行的全面、选择性搜索以及对受伤人员、施害者以及所经历的暴力性质和受伤情况的回溯性数据分析而得出。
搜索中确定的研究报告显示，男性遭受的家庭暴力中，身体暴力的发生率为 3.4%至 20.3%。大多数受影响的男性自己也曾对伴侣实施过暴力。10.6%至 40%的人报告说他们曾在儿童时期受到虐待或虐待。酗酒、嫉妒、精神疾病、身体残疾以及较短的关系持续时间都与成为家庭暴力受害者的风险增加有关。报告的暴力后果包括主要是轻微的身体伤害、身体健康受损、心理健康问题，如焦虑或破坏性行为障碍，以及酒精和/或非法药物的消费增加。
迄今为止，针对男性的暴力行为及其危险因素的研究很少。最好进一步制定预防措施，并为受影响的男性提供特殊帮助。
