Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Since the 1980s, health professionals have increasingly been interested in understanding the health consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV)(1-3). In addition, health care communities are recognizing the need to identify ways to respond more effectively to the needs of abused women. Numerous studies have indicated that 10%-55% of women obtaining care in general practice settings have experienced some form of IPV either in a current relationship or during their lifetime (4-8). In addition to the physical injuries, disability, and death that can be associated with IPV, both women who have been victimized by an intimate partner and children raised in violent households are more likely to experience a wide array of chronic physical and mental health conditions, including frequent headaches, gastrointestinal problems, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)(9-15).
Authors: Ann L. Coker, Paige Hall Smith, Vicki C. Flerx, Daniel J. Whitaker, Mary Kay Fadden, Melinda Williams
Institution: Texas Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Health
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1573599599