Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services

Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services

Background: Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) are associated with increased risk of mental illness, but we know little about the mental health of female DVA survivors seeking support from domestic violence services. Objective: Our goal was to characterise the demography and mental health of women wh...

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Main Authors: Giulia Ferrari, Roxane Agnew-Davies, Jayne Bailey, Louise Howard, Emma Howarth, Tim J. Peters, Lynnmarie Sardinha, Gene Solomon Feder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-02-01
Series:Global Health Action
Subjects:
domestic violence and abuse
intimate partner violence
mental health
posttraumatic stress disorder
anxiety
CORE-OM
depression
women
advocacy
Online Access:http://www.globalhealthaction.net/index.php/gha/article/view/29890/pdf_152

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