Violence against woman and the family Pshysician approach: Integrative literature review

Objective: to identify in the literature how the Family Physician approach is used in the detection and referrals related to female domestic violence. This is an Integrative Literature Review of articles published between 2010 and 2016, using the terms "violence", "women" and "public health". Results: 39 articles published in English and Portuguese were analyzed, of which 15 were included because they met the study objective. It has been observed in most studies that doctors do not feel empowered to care for women victims of domestic violence, and that, violence is still invisible to most doctors, making it difficult to get referrals. It was observed that there is no intersectoral articulation and no reports of violence are made regarding referrals. Conclusion: the literature points to the need for training Physicians in detecting hidden cases of violence and proceed with appropriate referrals.