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Danger in danger: Interpersonal violence during COVID-19 quarantine

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Mazza, Marianna, Marano, Giuseppe, Lai, Carlo, Janiri, Luigi, Sani, Gabriele·2020·Psychiatry Research
DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113046PMC PMC7190494
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Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as physical or sexual violence, emotional abuse and stalking. It is typically experienced by women but can also be experienced by men. During quarantine due to the COVID-19, home risks to become a very dangerous place for victims of domestic violence. Method Very recent studies focusing on abusive situations during COVID emergence were identified in PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Embase. Results During the COVID-19 outbreak people have encountered an invisible and dark enemy and an experience of impotence. Due to the feelings of frustration and agitation, aggression arises with possible transgenerational transmission of trauma and violence. Conclusions Especially during quarantine and COVID emergence around the world there is a need of programs aimed to prevent acts of domestic violence and to achieve accurate assessment of multiple domains of abuse (psychological, physical, sexual) provided by trained multidisciplinary staffs (including psychiatrists, psychologists, social and legal services).

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  • Negative psychosocial sequelae, including suicidal ideation, substance misuse, and interpersonal violence, escalated during the pandemic.

    “During this fraught time, negative psychosocial sequelae, including suicidal ideation, substance misuse, and interpersonal violence escalated (Czeisler et al., 2020;Mazza et al., 2020).”

    From RESILIENCE, COPING, AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ACROSS THE GLOBE – AN UPDATE: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? (2023) · cites this paper as Mazza et al., 2020

    The Results and Conclusions (page unavailable) link COVID-19 quarantine to aggression and warn that domestic violence could worsen. They do not establish that interpersonal violence had escalated, or that suicidal ideation and substance misuse increased during the pandemic; those outcomes are discussed chiefly as risks or consequences of violence. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Mazza, M., Marano, G., Lai, C., Janiri, L., & Sani, G.
Affiliations
  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
  • Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Corresponding author
Mazza, Marianna
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Venue
Psychiatry Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-07
Volume
289
Pages
113046
ISSN
0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113046
PMC
PMC7190494
OpenAlex
W3017471151
Cited by
479
References
2
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2026: 7 · 2025: 20 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 64 · 2022: 117 · 2021: 145 · 2020: 76
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55.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • IRIS Research product catalog (Sapienza University of Rome) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
Keywords
intimate partner violence, domestic violence, COVID-19 quarantine, lockdown, emotional abuse, physical violence, sexual violence, stalking, violence prevention programs
MeSH terms
Intimate Partner Violence, Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, Aggression, Female, Humans, Male, Pneumonia, Viral, Quarantine, Domestic Violence, Coronavirus Infections, Crime Victims, Pandemics

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