Violent Victimization of Women and Men: Physical and Psychiatric Symptoms

Porcerelli, John H.; Cogan, Rosemary; West, Patricia P.; Rose, Edward A.; Lambrecht, Dawn; Wilson, Karen E.; Severson, Richard K.; Karana, Dunia

doi:10.3122/jabfm.16.1.32

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“…Based on the literature, it is reasonable to expect that those who have been abused have more health problems, irrespective of age and sex [27][28][29][30] . Very few population-based studies however have assessed the link between elder abuse and health.…”

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Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65–84 years

2012

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ObjectivesThe objective of the paper was to assess the association between experiencing fear of crime and/or psychological and/or physical abuse in relation to self-reported physical and psychological health, using a large representative sample of elderly women and men in Sweden. Study designCross-sectional national survey MethodsData were taken from a nationwide representative public health survey (2006). Men and women between the ages of 65 and 84 were selected for the analyses in the study, which comprised 4,386 men and 4,974 women. The response rate for this age group was 59% for men and 70% for women. ResultsPsychological and physical abuse against elderly women and men produced raised odd ratios for negative health outcomes, independently of socio-economic status. Strong correlation between psychological abuse and negative health outcomes was found in both men and women, while physical abuse showed less significantly raised odds ratios, especially among women. The men in particular had high odds ratios for suicidal thoughts and even for attempted suicide in connection with physical and psychological abuse and fear of crime. ConclusionsThe study provides representative results addressing an extensive negative health outcome panorama caused by fear of crime and exposure to abuse.

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Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65–84 years

2012

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“…Male as well as female victimization is also associated to physical and depressive symptoms in male and female patients (Porcerelli et al, 2003). Still, implications of female and male victimization need to be explored further from a gender perspective in the present data set.…”

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Prevalence of Perceived Experiences of Emotional, Physical, Sexual, and Health Care Abuse in a Swedish Male Patient Sample

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Hearn²,

Wijma³

2009

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The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of and current suffering from emotional abuse (EA), physical abuse (PA), and sexual abuse (SA) and abuse in health care (AHC) among male Swedish patients and compare prevalences of abuse between female and male patients at a Swedish university hospital. For data collection we used the NorVold Abuse Questionnaire, which has been validated in a female sample and in the present study. The lifetime prevalences were EA = 12.8%, PA = 45.7%, SA = 3.8%, and AHC = 8.1%. Current suffering from abuse among participants was 1% to 9%. The women reported higher rates than men of current suffering from all kinds of abuse and more severe forms of abuse, such as life-threatening PA. Health care staff should be aware of the documented high prevalences of abuse and learn to make good judgments as to when to ask male as well as female patients about experiences of abuse.

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“…12,13 Different forms of abuse are all associated with increases in common somatic symptoms such as headaches, abdominal pain, and pelvic pain. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] Physical, 3,[14][15][16][18][19][20]22,23 sexual, 3,[14][15][16][22][23][24] and emotional abuse 3,14,21 in adulthood, and abuse in childhood 3,19,23,[25][26][27] have all been linked to increased symptom reporting. Physical symptoms appear to increase in a dose-response fashion with severity 18,19 or recency 3 of abuse.…”

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Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Change in Women’s Physical Symptoms Over Time

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OBJECTIVE:To examine the change in women's selfreported physical symptoms over 2 time points in relation to intimate partner violence (IPV) exposure. DESIGN:Prospective interview study of 267 women recruited from 8 health care settings and surrounding communities in Metropolitan Boston. METHODS:We created sums of somatic symptoms at 2 separate time points (a mean of 9.5 months apart) using items from a modified PHQ-15. A measure of symptom change was computed to measure the net change in symptoms over time. A negative score indicated reduction in total symptoms, or improvement. Exposure to IPV was measured at both time points. RESULTS:Women who reported ongoing IPV across both time points experienced an increase in their overall physical symptoms compared to women with past abuse (p=.0054) and no abuse (p=.0006). In multivariate regression analysis, ongoing IPV at both time points was a statistically significant predictor of symptom change. This relationship persisted even after controlling for age, race, education, depression, self-report of co-morbid illness, and history of child abuse and prior sexual assault (p=.0076).CONCLUSIONS: Women exposed to ongoing IPV report increased physical symptoms over time. Clinicians should consider the possibility of IPV in patients who remain persistently symptomatic over time in addition to employing more traditional means of detecting IPV.KEY WORDS: intimate partner violence; physical symptoms.

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Violent Victimization of Women and Men: Physical and Psychiatric Symptoms

Cited by 57 publications

References 26 publications

Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65–84 years

Fear of crime and psychological and physical abuse associated with ill health in a Swedish population aged 65–84 years

Prevalence of Perceived Experiences of Emotional, Physical, Sexual, and Health Care Abuse in a Swedish Male Patient Sample

Intimate Partner Violence Exposure and Change in Women’s Physical Symptoms Over Time

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