The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters
Background: Psychological trauma has only recently been considered a traumatic event. Therefore, research on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex-PTSD following exposure to psychological violence, is less studied compared with physical and sexual violence. Objectives: This study aimed to...
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| author | Sarah Dokkedahl Trine Rønde Kristensen Siobhan Murphy Ask Elklit |
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| description | Background: Psychological trauma has only recently been considered a traumatic event. Therefore, research on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex-PTSD following exposure to psychological violence, is less studied compared with physical and sexual violence. Objectives: This study aimed to establish the prevalence of PTSD and C-PTSD of among female victims of partner violence (IPV) and examine the unique association between different subtypes of IPV (i.e. physical, psychological and sexual IPV) and the traumatic response. Methods: The study includes a shelter-based sample of female victims of IPV (N = 147). Validated measures were used to estimate IPV exposure and mental health outcomes. Partial Correlation and Hierarchical Regression was used to examine the association between IPV and PTSD and C-PTSD, respectively. Results: The study found a high prevalence of both PTSD (56.5%) and C-PTSD (21.1%) in the sample. Overall, when controlling for the other types of violence, psychological violence correlated with PTSD, C-PTSD, negative affect and somatization. When controlling for psychological violence, neither physical nor sexual violence correlated with any of the mental health outcomes. Hierarchical regression models helped explain 23.5% and 29.7% of the variance in symptoms of PTSD and C-PTSD, respectively. Conclusion: A relatively large subgroup of the women had symptoms of C-PTSD, which demonstrate a potentially unmet need for trauma-informed treatment services in Danish Women Shelters. Psychological violence was found to be the strongest risk factor for all mental health outcomes and thus, it is important to acknowledge the severity of this IPV subtype. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c24d7798c6084a1c8904291161a54c752023-04-18T14:59:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEuropean Journal of Psychotraumatology2000-80662021-01-0112110.1080/20008198.2020.18635801863580The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women SheltersSarah Dokkedahl0Trine Rønde Kristensen1Siobhan Murphy2Ask Elklit3Danish National Center of PsychotraumatologyCopenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg HospitalDanish National Center of PsychotraumatologyDanish National Center of PsychotraumatologyBackground: Psychological trauma has only recently been considered a traumatic event. Therefore, research on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex-PTSD following exposure to psychological violence, is less studied compared with physical and sexual violence. Objectives: This study aimed to establish the prevalence of PTSD and C-PTSD of among female victims of partner violence (IPV) and examine the unique association between different subtypes of IPV (i.e. physical, psychological and sexual IPV) and the traumatic response. Methods: The study includes a shelter-based sample of female victims of IPV (N = 147). Validated measures were used to estimate IPV exposure and mental health outcomes. Partial Correlation and Hierarchical Regression was used to examine the association between IPV and PTSD and C-PTSD, respectively. Results: The study found a high prevalence of both PTSD (56.5%) and C-PTSD (21.1%) in the sample. Overall, when controlling for the other types of violence, psychological violence correlated with PTSD, C-PTSD, negative affect and somatization. When controlling for psychological violence, neither physical nor sexual violence correlated with any of the mental health outcomes. Hierarchical regression models helped explain 23.5% and 29.7% of the variance in symptoms of PTSD and C-PTSD, respectively. Conclusion: A relatively large subgroup of the women had symptoms of C-PTSD, which demonstrate a potentially unmet need for trauma-informed treatment services in Danish Women Shelters. Psychological violence was found to be the strongest risk factor for all mental health outcomes and thus, it is important to acknowledge the severity of this IPV subtype.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1863580ipvpsychological violencewomen shelterptsdc-ptsd |
| spellingShingle | Sarah Dokkedahl Trine Rønde Kristensen Siobhan Murphy Ask Elklit The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters European Journal of Psychotraumatology ipv psychological violence women shelter ptsd c-ptsd |
| title | The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters |
| title_full | The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters |
| title_fullStr | The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters |
| title_full_unstemmed | The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters |
| title_short | The complex trauma of psychological violence: cross-sectional findings from a Cohort of four Danish Women Shelters |
| title_sort | complex trauma of psychological violence cross sectional findings from a cohort of four danish women shelters |
| topic | ipv psychological violence women shelter ptsd c-ptsd |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1863580 |
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