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Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders and Psychosocial Function

Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders... ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship WithMentalDisordersandPsychosocialFunction Susan Rees, PhD Context Intimate partner physical violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking are per- Derrick Silove, MD vasive and co-occurring forms of gender-based violence (GBV). An association be- tween these forms of abuse and lifetime mental disorder and psychosocial disability Tien Chey, MAppStat among women needs to be examined. Lorraine Ivancic, PhD Objectives To assess the association of GBV and mental disorder, its severity and Zachary Steel, PhD comorbidity, and psychosocial functioning among women. Mark Creamer, PhD Design, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional study based on the Austra- lian National Mental Health and Well-being Survey in 2007, of 4451 women (65% Maree Teesson, PhD response rate) aged 16 to 85 years. Richard Bryant, PhD Main Outcome Measures The Composite International Diagnostic Interview ver- Alexander C. McFarlane, MD sion 3.0 of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Survey Initiative was used to assess lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder, anxiety, mood disor- Katherine L. Mills, PhD der, substance use disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also included Tim Slade, PhD were indices of lifetime trauma exposure, including GBV, sociodemographic charac- Natacha Carragher, PhD teristics, economic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship With Mental Disorders and Psychosocial Function

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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.2011.1098
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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Lifetime Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence in Women and the Relationship WithMentalDisordersandPsychosocialFunction Susan Rees, PhD Context Intimate partner physical violence, rape, sexual assault, and stalking are per- Derrick Silove, MD vasive and co-occurring forms of gender-based violence (GBV). An association be- tween these forms of abuse and lifetime mental disorder and psychosocial disability Tien Chey, MAppStat among women needs to be examined. Lorraine Ivancic, PhD Objectives To assess the association of GBV and mental disorder, its severity and Zachary Steel, PhD comorbidity, and psychosocial functioning among women. Mark Creamer, PhD Design, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional study based on the Austra- lian National Mental Health and Well-being Survey in 2007, of 4451 women (65% Maree Teesson, PhD response rate) aged 16 to 85 years. Richard Bryant, PhD Main Outcome Measures The Composite International Diagnostic Interview ver- Alexander C. McFarlane, MD sion 3.0 of the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Survey Initiative was used to assess lifetime prevalence of any mental disorder, anxiety, mood disor- Katherine L. Mills, PhD der, substance use disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also included Tim Slade, PhD were indices of lifetime trauma exposure, including GBV, sociodemographic charac- Natacha Carragher, PhD teristics, economic

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Published: Aug 3, 2011

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