The Cause of Chronic Illness in Victims of Domestic Violence
Myrtha Lamore
Molloy College The Cause of Chronic Illness in Victims of Domestic Violence
To know someone’s abusive behavior sometimes is to live with them. The abusers often enter a relationship in false pretense but sooner or later their true colors show up and they exhibit the Jekyl and Hyde behavior that leave their victims confused, disappointed and scarred for life, isolated, scarred. The physical and phycological abuse can leave the victim so traumatized for years, that they may show symptoms of a chronic illness (Maudi et. al. 2013) These abuses can escalate to more serious conditions, sometimes death (C, M, G, et. al, 2014) Unfortunately, these cases may show unnoticed …show more content…
• Emotional needs: Provide opportunities to vent frustrations related to disease process as presence of disease with unknown cause that is difficult to cure can lead to more stress reactions that may compound the patient’s health issues.
• Spiritual emotions: Encourage practice of Yoga or deep breathing treatment to help patient with spiritual healing. The victim of an abuser may escape the years of torture but the psychological effects do not go away. We as healthcare professional, we are mandated reporters. It is almost a disgrace that when reading the victims’ stories that the health care professionals did not take their time to further investigate the causes of their ailments. The employees need more training on reporting such injuries to authorities and they need to stop leaving the reports to social workers, only. Health care environment should be considered a safe place for public, as such, health care workers should live up to the expectations. Not only does intimate partner violence causes their health, but also their income. Reports show that the total economic loses range from 8 million day of pay work annually that is equal to 32,000 full time jobs (CDC, 2012). One of the best way to approach a suspected victim is to create a safe environment for them to talk and educate them about the life long consequences repeated abuses can cause. They can also be encouraged to talk about how they perceive …show more content…
Furthermore some victims are afraid to break the silence because they want to keep a status quo and out of shame and embarrassment. It is imperative to show them that they are not to blame and the abusers should be the ones responsible for their uncontrolled actions. Victims have to be educated that relationship shouldn’t come with physical torture and that the abusers do not change. even when they promise they
Myrtha Lamore
Molloy College The Cause of Chronic Illness in Victims of Domestic Violence
To know someone’s abusive behavior sometimes is to live with them. The abusers often enter a relationship in false pretense but sooner or later their true colors show up and they exhibit the Jekyl and Hyde behavior that leave their victims confused, disappointed and scarred for life, isolated, scarred. The physical and phycological abuse can leave the victim so traumatized for years, that they may show symptoms of a chronic illness (Maudi et. al. 2013) These abuses can escalate to more serious conditions, sometimes death (C, M, G, et. al, 2014) Unfortunately, these cases may show unnoticed …show more content…
• Emotional needs: Provide opportunities to vent frustrations related to disease process as presence of disease with unknown cause that is difficult to cure can lead to more stress reactions that may compound the patient’s health issues.
• Spiritual emotions: Encourage practice of Yoga or deep breathing treatment to help patient with spiritual healing. The victim of an abuser may escape the years of torture but the psychological effects do not go away. We as healthcare professional, we are mandated reporters. It is almost a disgrace that when reading the victims’ stories that the health care professionals did not take their time to further investigate the causes of their ailments. The employees need more training on reporting such injuries to authorities and they need to stop leaving the reports to social workers, only. Health care environment should be considered a safe place for public, as such, health care workers should live up to the expectations. Not only does intimate partner violence causes their health, but also their income. Reports show that the total economic loses range from 8 million day of pay work annually that is equal to 32,000 full time jobs (CDC, 2012). One of the best way to approach a suspected victim is to create a safe environment for them to talk and educate them about the life long consequences repeated abuses can cause. They can also be encouraged to talk about how they perceive …show more content…
Furthermore some victims are afraid to break the silence because they want to keep a status quo and out of shame and embarrassment. It is imperative to show them that they are not to blame and the abusers should be the ones responsible for their uncontrolled actions. Victims have to be educated that relationship shouldn’t come with physical torture and that the abusers do not change. even when they promise they