Nuanced, multifaceted, and content valid diagnostic criteria for intimate partner violence (IPV) have been created and can be used reliably in the field even by those with little-to-no clinical training/background. The use of such criteria such as these would likely lead to more reliable decision making in the field and more consistency across studies. Further, interrater agreement was higher than that usually reported for individual mental disorders. This paper will provide an overview of (a) IPV's scope and impact; (b) the reliable and valid diagnostic criteria that have been used and the adaptation of these criteria inserted in the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and another adaptation proposed for the forthcoming International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD); (c) suggestions for screening of IPV in primary care settings; (d) interventions for IPV; and (e) suggested steps toward globally accepted programs.
Keywords: Intimate Partner Violence; Partner Abuse; Partner Emotional Abuse; Partner Neglect; Partner Physical Abuse; Partner Sexual Abuse; abuso de la pareja; abuso emocional de la pareja; abuso físico de la pareja; abuso sexual de la pareja; descuido de la pareja; violencia de la pareja íntima; 亲密伴侣暴力; 伴侣性虐待; 伴侣情感虐待; 伴侣疏忽; 伴侣虐待; 伴侣身体虐待.
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