The “Battering Syndrome”: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Domestic Violence in Primary Care Internal Medicine Practices

McCauley, Jeanne; Kern, David E.; Kolodner, Ken; Dill, Laurie; Schroeder, Arthur F.; DeChant, Hallie K.; Ryden, Janice; Bass, Eric B.; Derogatis, Len R.

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-123-10-199511150-00001

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“…Studies show that episodes of violence tend to repeat themselves and become progressively worse 29,30 . They also show more intense use of ambulatory and hospital services, thus constituting a significant clientele 31,32 . Furthermore, repeat violence and deaths due to violence among women previously filing reports show the frailty of the network of care and protection for women in a situation of violence.…”

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Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência

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Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência

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“…Population-based and clinical studies have consistently found acute and long-term mental and physical health problems in women who have experienced IPV: e.g., lower self-rated health status, higher symptom levels; increased physical limitations, chronic pain, decreased productivity, and increased health services use Campbell & Soeken, 1999;Coker, Smith, McKeown, & King, 2000;Collins et al, 1999;Golding, 1999;McCauley et al, 1995;Sutherland et al, 2001). The mental health consequences of IPV, particularly PTSD and posttraumatic stress symptoms, have also been documented extensively.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence, Welfare Receipt, and Health Status of Low‐Income African American Women: A Lifecourse Analysis

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Horrocks

2006

American J of Comm Psychol

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Although the association among intimate partner violence (IPV), welfare receipt, and health status has been well-established, little is known about the temporal sequencing of these events. In a random sample of low-income African American women in an urban Midwestern county, lifecourse data about IPV and welfare receipt were obtained using the Life His- DeMarco, 1988), along with data about mental and physical health status. Controlling for relevant factors, longitudinal analyses found that previous experience of IPV increased women's odds of receiving welfare benefits in a given year, but previous welfare receipt did not. Cumulative IPV, but not cumulative welfare receipt, was associated with current and past-year health problems. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that IPV leads women to turn to welfare assistance, and that compromised physical and mental health due to past cumulative IPV interferes with women's gainful employment.KEY WORDS: intimate partner violence; health; mental health; welfare; lifecourse.The nested ecological model (Bronfenbrenner, 1979) has been used to understand the relationships among the multiple and interacting personal, situational, and sociocultural factors that contribute to women's experiences, such as intimate partner violence (IPV), welfare receipt, and poor health

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“…Conversely, examination of women and children with voiding complaints have found that a substantial portion were victims of abuse or severe psychological trauma [6]. This association between abuse and urinary complaints has been attributed to an underlying psychological issue rather than a physiologic abnormality [16]. However, contemporary studies of the neurobiologic basis for stress and anxiety offer a plausible mechanism whereby physical or psychological abuse can sensitize micturition pathways, leading to an overactive bladder characterized by urinary urgency, usually with frequency or nocturia [17[en]19].…”

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Is Abuse Causally Related to Urologic Symptoms? Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey

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Objectives: We investigated (1) whether sexual, physical, or emotional abuse experienced either as a child or as an adolescent/adult is associated with symptoms of urinary frequency, urgency, and nocturia, and (2) the extent to which the observed association between abuse and urologic symptoms may be causal. Methods:Analyses are based on data from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) survey, a community-based epidemiologic study of many different urologic symptoms and risk factors. BACH used a multistage stratified cluster sample to recruit 5506 adults, aged 30[en]79 yr (2301 men, 3205 women; 1770 black [African American], 1877 Hispanic, and 1859 white respondents). Results:The symptoms considered are common, with 33% of BACH respondents reporting urinary frequency, 12% reporting urgency, and 28% reporting nocturia. All three symptoms are positively associated with childhood and adolescent/adult sexual, physical, and emotional abuse (p < 0.05), with abuse significantly increasing the odds of urinary frequency by a factor ranging from 1.6 to 1.9, the odds of urgency by a factor from 2.0 to 2.3, and the odds of nocturia by a factor from 1.3 to 1.5. Conclusions:Our analyses extend previous work. First, we show a strong association between abuse and urinary frequency, urgency, and nocturia in a community-based random sample. Second, we move beyond discussion of statistical association and find considerable evidence to suggest that the relationship between abuse and these symptoms may be causal.

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The “Battering Syndrome”: Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Domestic Violence in Primary Care Internal Medicine Practices

Cited by 656 publications

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Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência

Violência de gênero: comparação da mortalidade por agressão em mulheres com e sem notificação prévia de violência

Intimate Partner Violence, Welfare Receipt, and Health Status of Low‐Income African American Women: A Lifecourse Analysis

Is Abuse Causally Related to Urologic Symptoms? Results from the Boston Area Community Health (BACH) Survey

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