Posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms as correlates of deliberate self-harm among community women exposed to intimate partner violence

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serval:BIB_BBF69B5E5716
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms as correlates of deliberate self-harm among community women exposed to intimate partner violence
Journal
Psychiatry Research
Author(s)
Jaquier V., Hellmuth J., Sullivan T. P.
ISSN
1872-7123
ISSN-L
0165-1781
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
206
Number
1
Pages
37-42
Language
english
Abstract
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) among women in the general population is correlated separately with posttraumatic stress, depression, and abuse during childhood and adulthood. The prevalence of these DSH correlates is particularly high among women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), yet few studies have examined DSH among this high-risk population and none have examined these correlates simultaneously. Two-hundred and twelve IPV-victimized women in the community participated in a 2-h retrospective interview. One-third reported current or past DSH. Discriminant analysis was used to examine which posttraumatic stress and depression symptoms and types of current IPV and childhood abuse were uniquely associated with current DSH. Findings show that women who currently use DSH reported greater severity of posttraumatic stress numbing symptoms and more severe sexual IPV compared to women who used DSH only in the past. Examining factors that are associated with women's current DSH in this population is critical so that a focus on DSH can be integrated into the treatment plans of women who are receiving mental health care, but also so that women who are not receiving such care can be referred to adequate mental health services.
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