Victimization Experiences, Substance Misuse, and Mental Health Problems in Relation to Risk for Lethality Among African American and African Caribbean Women
| Autor: | Bushra Sabri, Doris Campbell, Gloria B. Callwood, Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Jamila K. Stockman, Desiree Bertrand |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders Black People Poison control Suicide prevention Article Occupational safety and health Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic United States Virgin Islands Injury prevention medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations Psychiatry Psychological abuse Crime Victims Applied Psychology Depression Battered Women Human factors and ergonomics Mental health Black or African American Clinical Psychology Mental Health Family planning Baltimore Female Homicide Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 28:3223-3241 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6518 0886-2605 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0886260513496902 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of intimate partner victimization experiences, mental health (MH), and substance misuse problems with the risk for lethality among women of African descent. Data for this cross-sectional study were derived from a large case-control study examining the relationship between abuse status and health consequences. Women were recruited from primary care, prenatal, or family planning clinics in Baltimore and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Logistic regression was used to generate the study findings. Among 543 abused women, physical and psychological abuse by intimate partners, comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression symptoms, and PTSD-only problems significantly increased the likelihood of lethality risk. However, victims’ substance misuse and depression-only problems were not associated with the risk for lethality. In addition, PTSD symptoms mediated the relationship between severe victimization experiences and risk for lethality. Practitioners should pay attention to victimization experiences and MH issues when developing treatment and safety plans. Policies to fund integrated services for African American and African Caribbean women with victimization and related MH issues, and training of providers to identify at-risk women may help reduce the risk for lethality in intimate partner relationships. |
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