Title of article :
Intimate Partner Violence Concerns During COVID-19 Pandemic
Author/Authors :
Zarghami, Mehran Department of Psychiatry - School of Medicine - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari , Lye, Munn-Sann Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - University Putra Malaysia - Serdang, Malaysia , Yazdani Cherati, Jamshid Department of Diostatistic - Faculty of Health - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari , Abdollahi, Fatemeh Department of Public Health - Faculty of Health - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari
Abstract :
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by
SARS-CoV-2 emerged as a public health concern, having
spread like a wild fire (1, 2). The burden of this disease, including
economic, sociological, and psychological, is substantial
and well documented in the literature (3-5). There
are no licensed vaccines or therapeutics available as yet (6).
Thus, a range of preventive measures from mitigation to
containment is used by countries (1). Imposition of individuals
to social distancing, school closures, business cessations,
and travel restrictions by governments may not always
keep individuals safe from this situation (7). Overly
proactive management approaches and prolonged lockdown
and quarantine measures could result in economic
and psychosocial consequences (2, 3, 8).
Keywords :
COVID-19 , Intimate Partner Violence , Quarantine , Pandemic , Women
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (IJPBS)
