A Pandemic within a Pandemic — Intimate Partner Violence during Covid-19

Date of Review: March 2021

Evans M, Lindauer M, Farrell M. A Pandemic within a Pandemic — Intimate Partner Violence during Covid-19. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:2302-2304. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2024046

This article provides an excellent review of social and structural determinants of health and the covid 19 pandemic have driven increased rates of intimate partner violence, and provide the clinician with several suggestions for how to safely screen and support victims. —Erin Goss, MD