The impact of childhood abuse history and domestic violence on the mental health of women in Japan

Fujiwara, Takeo; Okuyama, Makiko; Izumi, Masayuki; Osada, Yukiko

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.07.007

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“…Exposure to abuse in adulthood has received little attention in the epidemiologic literature. A handful of studies have linked intimate partner violence (IPV) in adulthood with women’s risk of depression (25–27), suicide and suicidal ideation (17), post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic symptoms (28–29), and poor self-rated health (25–26, 30). Only a small number of studies, all cross-sectional, have investigated associations of intimate partner violence with hypertension (31–33).…”

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Intimate partner violence and incidence of hypertension in women

Mason

Wright

Hibert

et al. 2012

Annals of Epidemiology

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Purpose Intimate partner violence, a prevalent stressor for women, may influence cardiovascular disease risk. We estimated the association between intimate partner violence and development of hypertension, an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, using data on intimate partner violence in the Nurses’ Health Study II cohort. Methods Intimate partner violence measures included adult lifetime physical and sexual partner violence and the Women’s Experiences with Battering Scale, which ascertained women’s subjective experience of recent emotional abuse. Physician-diagnosed hypertension was self-reported on biennial questionnaires. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the association between report of intimate partner violence in 2001 and incidence of hypertension from 2001 through 2007. Results Of 51,434 included respondents, 22% reported being physically hurt and 10% reported being forced into sexual activities at some point in adulthood by an intimate partner. After adjustment for confounders, physical and sexual abuse were not associated with hypertension. However, women reporting the most severe emotional abuse had a 24% increased rate of hypertension (hazard ratio=1.24; 95% confidence interval: 1.02, 1.53) when compared to women unexposed to emotional abuse. Conclusion Hypertension risk appears to be elevated in the small number of women recently exposed to severe emotional abuse.

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confidence: 99%

Intimate partner violence and incidence of hypertension in women

Mason

Wright

Hibert

et al. 2012

Annals of Epidemiology

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“…Depressive and traumatic subscales were comprised of 11 and eight items, respectively. The scale was used in the analysis of previous literature [24][25][26][27][28][29].…”

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Impact of maternal childhood abuse history on child’s attachment problems

Mizuki¹,

Fujiwara²,

Okuyama³

2015

Paediatr Health

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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the independent impact of maternal childhood abuse history (MCAH), after controlling for maternal past, current parenting, and paternal past parenting, and maternal mental health (MMH) on the attachment problems of children living in mother-child homes in Japan. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among mothers (N=306) staying in 83 mother-child homes in Japan to assess mothers' and fathers' maltreatment toward their children before moving into the homes, mothers' current maltreatment, MMH and MCAH in relation to their children's (N=310) attachment problems. Results: MCAHs were significantly and independently associated with children's attachment problems after controlling for maternal past, current maltreatment, and paternal past maltreatment. Among covariates, MMH, especially dissociation, was independently significantly associated with children's attachment problems. Conclusions:The finding that MCAH has a significant impact on children's attachment problems, independent of parental maltreatment, suggests inter-generational continuity of child maltreatment.

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“…Questions for this assessment were created on the basis of the DSM-IV and have been previously shown (Fujiwara et al, 2010). Symptoms of dissociation observed in the mothers' caretaking of the children were assessed by a summation of responses to 10 questions answered using a 1-4 Likert scale, ranging from 1 = not at all, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, to 4 = frequently.…”

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confidence: 99%