Citation

May BA, Rakhlin D, Katz A, Limandri BJ. J. Psychosoc. Nurs. Ment. Health Serv. 2003; 41(2): 21-29.

Affiliation

Linfield College School of Nursing, 2255 NW Northrup, Portland, OR 97210, USA. bmay@linfield.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Healio)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12613096

Abstract

A secondary data analysis study was conducted on Derogatis Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) data derived from a larger intervention study of community-based abused women (N = 50). The purpose was to improve understanding of the effect domestic violence has on mental health, given the symptomatology observed in this population. A psychological distress symptom profile was developed and compared with BSI normative data. Findings were unexpected and suggest the necessity to re-examine the assumptions harbored about interpersonal violence in research and practice.

Language: en