Reaching Out To Women Who Are Victims of Intimate Partner Violence.

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page To evaluate if disclosure of abuse among female university students and among women at an emergency department varied based on three different types of data collection method used; and to ex...

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Published in:Perspectives in Psychiatric Care
Main Authors: Svavarsdóttir, Erla Kolbrún, Orlygsdottir, Brynja, Gudmundsdottir, Berglind
Other Authors: 1 Univ Iceland, Fac Nursing, Family Nursing, Reykjavik, Iceland 2 Landspitali, Res & Dev Family Nursing, Reykjavik, Iceland 3 Univ Iceland, Fac Nursing, Reykjavik, Iceland 4 Landspitali, Mental Hlth Serv, Clin Psychol Serv, Reykjavik, Iceland 5 Univ Iceland, Fac Psychol, Reykjavik, Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2015
Subjects:
Ofbeldi gegn konum
Andleg líðan
Líkamleg líðan
Spouse Abuse
Mental Health
Health
Battered Women/psychology*
Female
Interpersonal Relations
Stress Disorders
Post-Traumatic/psychology*
Violence/psychology*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Iceland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/565803
https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12080
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Summary:To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page To evaluate if disclosure of abuse among female university students and among women at an emergency department varied based on three different types of data collection method used; and to explore women's development of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the outcome on health. Cross-sectional research design was used (N = 306 women). The women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their current relationship, and had symptoms of PTSD, reported significantly lower physical and mental health. In addition, the women who experienced three types of abuse (physical, mental, and sexual) reported significantly more symptoms of PTSD. Detecting IPV and screening for PTSD in clinical settings might benefit women who suffer from violence in their intimate relationships. LUH Scientific Fund at the University of Iceland Scientific Fund at the University of Iceland Icelandic Nurses Association Science Fund

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