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01-08-2015 | Commentary

The importance of intimate partner violence and suicidal ideation in pregnant women

Author: Donna E. Stewart

Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health | Issue 4/2015

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In this issue of Archives of Women’s Mental Health, Alhusen et al. describe an important study which links two under-recognized topics: intimate partner violence (IPV) and suicidal ideation in pregnancy (Alhusen et al. 2015). IPV is defined by the World Health Organization as behavior by a current or past intimate partner that causes physical, sexual, or psychological harm, including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse, and controlling behaviors (WHO 2013). …

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Title: The importance of intimate partner violence and suicidal ideation in pregnant women
Author: Donna E. Stewart
Publication date: 01-08-2015
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Archives of Women's Mental Health / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 1434-1816
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-015-0539-7

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