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R Nadkarni, D Grubin. 2000-06-03. Stalking: why do people do it?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7248.1486
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In this brief essay, I have tried to show that the discipline of victimology, when applied to suicidal behavior, suggests new questions for researchers to address, including survivor surveys to identify who the survivors really are and what is the role of the survivor in the suicide-survivor interpersonal dynamic.
Medical centers see 1.4 million serious violent crime victims every year and are the most likely places to intervene for preventing and reducing violence. However, very few medical centers evaluate patients beyond physical conditions, and very few complete toxicology or psychosocial screens to evaluate for substance abuse and psychological conditions as a result of trauma. Unfortunately, victims of violence are given medical assistance and discharged without recognition of the serious after effects of trauma both for themselves and their families. This manuscript discusses the chronicity and consequences of violent victimization, related health care policies that impede violence prevention and victim intervention, and concludes with a proposal for improved policies in the health care arena.