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Abstract
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Context: Despite the seriousness of domestic violence and its consequences, it is largely underestimated, and many female victims cannot receive appropriate assistance.
Despite the psychological consequences of domestic violence, women who are victims of such violence are not primarily intended for the psychiatrist.
Objective: To study the profile of women who have been victims of domestic violence and to assess their psychopathological impact.
METHODS: Cross-sectional study carried out for 76 women victims of domestic violence recruited in the ANNAJDA help center in Rabat during a period from March 2017 to May 2017. The instruments used were: a data collection sheet for socio-demographic, clinical and violence characteristics, the PCL-S scale was used to assess Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale was used to assess anxiety and depression and the DSM 5 criteria were used to assess addiction.
Results: 76 female victims of domestic violence were included in the study. The average age of the mothers was 34.62 years. 47.3% have a low socio- economic level. 63.2% of the victims were unemployed. All our victims have been subjected to psychological violence. 68.4% of our sample has a post-traumatic stress condition. 82.9% of victims show definite anxiety. 61.8% of women have a definite depressive disorder. 14.5% a dependence on a substance.
There was a significant association between sexual violence and anxiety and drug use, between financial violence and drug use, between physical violence and depression.
Keywords: Domestic violence; Women; Consequences; Psychopathological impact
Language: en |