Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders and Psychosocial Function
Author(s) -
Susan Rees,
Derrick Silove,
Tien Chey,
Lorraine Ivancic,
Zachary Steel,
Mark Creamer,
Maree Teesson,
Richard A. Bryant,
Alexander C. McFarlane,
Katherine L. Mills,
Tim Slade,
Natacha Carragher,
Meaghan O’Donnell,
David Forbes
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2011.1098
Subject(s) - medicine , psychiatry , psychosocial , mental health , prevalence of mental disorders , anxiety , mood disorders , mood , comorbidity , anxiety disorder , substance abuse , national comorbidity survey , poison control , clinical psychology , medical emergency
Intimate partner physical violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking are pervasive and co-occurring forms of gender-based violence (GBV). An association between these forms of abuse and lifetime mental disorder and psychosocial disability among women needs to be examined.
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