INSTITUTE FOR ALGORITHMIC MEDICINE

Screening for Domestic Violence with the HITS(Hurt,Insulted,Threatened,Screamed)

Purpose: To use the HITS (Hurt,Insult, Threaten, Scream) interview tool to screen for domestic violence.

Please check the appropriate column for each parameter

	never	rarely	sometimes	fairly often	frequently
How often does your partner physically hurt   you?
How often does your partner insult or talk   down to you?
How often does your partner threaten you   with harm?
How often does your partner physically   scream or curse at you?