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Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports 1/2016

01-01-2016 | Complex Medical-Psychiatric Issues (MB Riba, Section Editor)

New Developments in Intimate Partner Violence and Management of Its Mental Health Sequelae

Authors: Donna E. Stewart, Simone Vigod, Ekaterina Riazantseva

Published in: Current Psychiatry Reports | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global public health and human rights problem that causes physical, sexual and psychological harms to men and women. IPV includes physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and/or controlling behaviours perpetrated by a current or previous intimate partner in a heterosexual or same-sex relationship. IPV affects both men and women, but women are disproportionately affected with nearly one third reporting IPV during their lifetime. Physical and sexual harms from IPV include injury, increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy complications and sometimes death. Psychological consequences include depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, impulsivity and suicidality and non-specific physical complaints thought to be related to the traumatic nature and chronic stress of IPV. Children who witness IPV are also negatively impacted in the short and long term. This paper reviews prevalence, risk factors, adverse effects and current evidence-based mental health treatment advice for IPV victims.
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Metadata
Title
New Developments in Intimate Partner Violence and Management of Its Mental Health Sequelae
Authors
Donna E. Stewart
Simone Vigod
Ekaterina Riazantseva
Publication date
01-01-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Current Psychiatry Reports / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 1523-3812
Electronic ISSN: 1535-1645
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-015-0644-3

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