Civil Protection Orders and Risk of Subsequent Police-Reported Violence

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Abstract
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a frequent occurrence in the United States, with nearly 5 million physical or sexual assaults by intimate partners experienced by approximately 1.5 million women annually.1 In addition to injury-related visits, abused women have high frequencies of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for somatic and psychiatric diagnoses related to stress, including functional gastrointestinal disorders, loss of appetite, chest pain, headaches, anxiety, insomnia, alcohol abuse or dependence, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and suicide attempts.2-5

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