Men as victims of intimate partner violence
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Introduction Intimate partner violence is an important worldwide problem. In general, men are considered perpetrators of this type of violence, but they can also be victims. The experience of men as victims of intimate partner violence is not yet described and characterized in Portugal. The aim of this study is to contribute to characterize this phenomenon to better understand it, including the temporary and permanent physical harm to men's health, in a medico-legal and forensic perspective.Material and methods This study is a retrospective analysis of 535 suspected cases of male victims of intimate partner violence, aged 18 years or older, observed in the Clinical Forensic Medicine Department of the North Branch of National Institute of Legal Medicine of Portugal, between 2007 and 2009.Results Over this period, 4646 suspected victims of intimate partner violence were examined; 11.5% (n = 535) of them were men. Male victims' age range was 18-89 years, with an average of 41 years; 61.5% were married; all of the documented cases had completed primary instruction; most of them were employed; 16.2% reported being victims of childhood abuse. The alleged perpetrators were all females; their age range was 19-81 years, with an average of 38 years; 9.3% had history of alcohol abuse and 12.1% had a psychiatric disorder; 11% claimed to have been abused in the childhood. Victims were married to the perpetrators in 63.9% of the cases; 81.6% had previous history of intimate partner violence, however, most of them did not report it to the authorities and only a minority sought medical care (8.1%) because of this previous abuses. Concerning the reported violent episode, the most common mechanisms of aggression were scratching (18.9%), punching (16.7%) and hit with a blunt object (16.6%). The most common injury was an abrasion; upper limbs were the most frequent injury's location; 96.1% healed in less than 9 days; 4.9% had sequelae (scars); 36.9% sought medical care.Conclusions The reported cases of intimate partner violence against men represent 11.5% of the total of these cases observed in the medico-legal services of Porto. This number may be bigger because men tend to underreport and hide this kind of victimization, and also because injuries usually are mild (women perpetrate psychological abuse and minor acts of physical violence). Male victims may benefit from preventive and informative public policy campaigns.
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- Authors
- Carmo, R., Grams, A., & Magalhães, T.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- National Legal Medicine Institute (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Magalhães, Teresa
- Venue
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-11
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 355-359
- ISSN
- 1752-928X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1972446431
- Cited by
- 134
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 8 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 19 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 10 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, male victims, domestic violence, forensic medicine, forensic medical examination, personal injury, underreporting, childhood abuse, perpetrators, alcohol abuse, mental illness, Portugal, Porto, psychological violence, health promotion, violence against women
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Mental Disorders, Child Abuse, Female, Forensic Medicine, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Portugal, Retrospective Studies, Wounds and Injuries, Marital Status, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult
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