Resources - Abuse, Trauma, and Mental HealthMental and physical health effects of intimate partner violence on women and children. This article highlights current knowledge regarding the mental and physical health effects of intimate partner violence on women and their children, and discusses needed directions for screening, intervention, research, and changes in the health care system. Campbell, J.C. and L.A. Lewandowski (1997). Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 20(2), 353-74.
Physical health consequences of physical and psychological intimate partner violence. The authors of this article examined intimate partner violence prevalence and the associated physical health consequences of it by surveying 1152 women. They found that women experiencing psychological intimate partner violence were significantly more likely to report poor physical and mental health and concluded that, in order to reduce the range of health consequences associated with intimate partner violence, clinicians should screen for psychological forms of it, as well as physical and sexual violence. Coker, A.L., P.H. Smith, et al. (2000). Archives of Family Medicine, 9(5), 451-7.
Relationship between multiple forms of childhood maltreatment and adult mental health in community respondents: Results from the adverse childhood experiences study. This study examines the prevalence of a history of various combinations of child maltreatment types (physical abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing of maternal battering, and emotional abuse) and looks at the relationship of these forms of abuse to adult mental health among adult members of an HMO. The authors found that a higher number of forms of maltreatment experienced correlated with lower mental health scores. Edwards, V.J., & Holden, G.W., et al. (2003). American Journal of Psychiatry, 160(8), 1453-60.
Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in severe mental illness. This research assessed the lifetime prevalence of traumatic events and current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in 275 individuals with severe mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) who were receiving public mental health services. The researchers found that lifetime exposure to traumatic events was high, with 98% reporting exposure to at least 1 traumatic event, and that, while 43% had PTSD, the charts of only 2% contained this diagnosis. The authors suggest that PTSD is a common in individuals who have severe mental illness, but that it is often overlooked in mental health settings. Mueser, K.T., Goodman, L.B., et al. (1998). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66(3), 493-9.
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