Published In

Psychosomatics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Subjects

Adult child abuse victims -- United States -- Social conditions, Child abuse -- Psychological aspects, Intimate partner violence, Women -- Health and hygiene

Abstract

Background: There is ample evidence that both intimate-partner violence (IPV) and childhood abuse adversely affect the physical and mental health of adult women over the long term. Objective: The authors assessed the associations between abuse, symptoms, and mental health utilization. Method: The authors performed a cross-sectional survey of 380 adult female, internal-medicine patients. Results: Although both IPV and childhood abuse were associated with depressive and physical symptoms, IPV was independently associated with physical symptoms, and childhood abuse was independently associated with depression. Women with a history of childhood abuse had higher odds, whereas women with IPV had lower odds, of receiving care from mental health providers. Conclusion: IPV and childhood abuse may have different effects on women's symptoms and mental health utilization.

Description

Copyright 2009 The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine, American Psychiatric Publishing.

DOI

10.1176/appi.psy.50.4.340

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/9414

Publisher

American Psychiatric Publishing

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Social Work Commons

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