Experiences of domestic violence and mental disorders : a systematic review and meta-analysis

Trevillion, Kylee

Experiences of domestic violence and mental disorders : a systematic review and meta-analysis Kylee Trevillion, Siân Oram, Gene Feder and Louise M. Howard - PLoS, 2012 - PLoS One .

PLoS One, 2012, 7(12): e51740.

Forty-one studies were included in this meta-analysis. The authors found that there is a higher risk of experiencing adult lifetime partner violence among women with depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, and PTSD, compared to women without mental disorders. Insufficient data were available to calculate pooled odds for other mental disorders, family violence. Individual studies reported increased odds for women and men for all diagnostic categories, including psychoses, with a higher prevalence reported for women. Few longitudinal studies were found so the direction of causality could not be investigated. (from the abstract). Record #4052



MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL ILLNESS
DEPRESSION
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
RISK FACTORS
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS