Citation

Stewart DE, Vigod SN. Med. Clin. North Am. 2019; 103(4): 735-749.

Affiliation

University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, EN-7-229, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada; Women's College Hospital and Research Institute, 76 Grenville Street, Room 7234, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1B2, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mcna.2019.02.010

PMID

31078204

Abstract

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common worldwide and occurs in more than one-third of American women and psychiatric patients. As well as physical injuries, it may cause mental health sequelae, such as depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychosis, inability to trust others, self-harm, and a host of psychosomatic conditions, that may be referred to psychiatrists. It is imperative that psychiatrists know the risk factors, how to assist disclosure of IPV, and how to safely respond. Psychiatrists must know the best evidence-based management of IPV and its mental health sequelae to best assist patients who have been exposed to IPV.

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Language: en

Keywords

Adverse effects; IPV identification and disclosure; IPV mental Health clinical management; IPV prevalence; Intimate partner violence (IPV); Risk factors