Domestic violence and abuse: identifying and responding to victims and perpetrators
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Section 1: Mental disorders and domestic abuse
Section 2: Identifying and responding to DVA victims
Section 3: Identifying and responding to DVA perpetrators
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Louise Michele Howard, MBBS, MSc, PhD, MRCP, MRCPsych

Professor of Women's Mental Health, King's College London.

Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Professor Howard runs a research programme on domestic violence. She was a member of the World Health Organization's (WHO's) guideline development group on violence against women and of the group that developed the NICE public health guidance Domestic violence and abuse: how services can respond effectively (PH50). She was also a member of the World Psychiatric Association Steering Group developing the psychiatric curriculum on domestic and sexual violence.

Email: louise.howard@kcl.ac.uk

Declaration of interests: As a member of the group that developed NICE PH50, I have a keen interest in ensuring implementation of the guidance on DVA.