Citation

Carlile JB. Can. J. Psychiatry 1991; 36(4): 265-269.

Affiliation

Western Memorial Regional Hospital, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

Comment In:

Can J Psychiatry 1992;37(9):667-8

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Canadian Psychiatric Association, Publisher SAGE Publications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1868419

Abstract

To assess the prevalence and associated features of wife assault in psychiatric patients, 152 married women who had a psychiatric disorder and who were consecutively seen at or admitted to a psychiatric unit were assessed using a structured questionnaire. Forty-nine percent of the patients had been assaulted by their husbands. There was a significant relationship between hospital admission and recent assault. Parental violence and whether or not the husband had a criminal record were strongly related to wife assault. The wives' responses to the assaults were investigated.

Language: en