Ensuring Healthy FuturesHealth Provider Checklist for Adolescent and Young Adult Males |
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TraumaViolenceMethods, Tools and ResourcesDespite the high prevalence (of dating violence), many adolescents who are victims or perpetrators of violence do not seek help.1 Health care providers have an opportunity to promote healthy relationships, improve communication, and improve the detection of unhealthy relationships through screening for intimate partner violence (one example of a mnemonic screening tool for violent behavior is FISTS [fighting, injuries, sex, threats, and self- defense]) and subsequent referral when appropriate.2 ,3 ,4 5 (as cited in 6) Taking a Violence History—Adolescents and Young Adults (FISTS)
Understanding Teen Dating Violence: Practical screening and intervention strategies for pediatric and adolescent healthcare providers. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2011. From Bell et al:
1 Ashley OS, Foshee VA. Adolescent help- seeking for dating violence: prevalence, sociodemographic correlates, and sources of help. J Adolesc Health. 2005; 36(1):25–31 3 Zolotor AJ, Denham AC, Weil A. Intimate partner violence. Prim Care. 2009;36(1): 167–179 3 Rhodes KV, Houry D, Cerulli C, Straus H, Kaslow NJ, McNutt LA. Intimate partner violence and comorbid mental health conditions among urban male patients. AnnFam Med. 2009;7(1):47–55 4 American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Policy statement: role of the pediatrician in youth violence prevention. Pediatrics. 2009;124(1):393– 402 5 Alpert EJ, Sege RD, Bradshaw YS. Interpersonal violence and the education of physicians.AcadMed. 1997;72(1 suppl): S41–S50 6 Marcell, Arik V. et al. Male Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Care. Pediatrics. 2011. 7 Alpert EJ, Sege RD, Bradshaw YS. Interpersonal violence and the education of physicians. Acad Med 1997;72(1 suppl):S41-S50 |
Health History and Screening
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