TY - JOUR
T1 - Dangerous intimate partner relationships and women's mental health and health behaviors
AU - Sato-Dilorenzo, Aya
AU - Sharps, Phyllis W.
PY - 2007/8
Y1 - 2007/8
N2 - This study investigated the relationship between dangerousness in intimate partner relationships and victims' mental health and/or health behavior problems. Health records of 387 women residents in a domestic violence shelter in an urban city on the East coast were reviewed. Of these, 177 women were eligible for this study. Dangerousness was determined by Danger Assessment Score (DA). Higher DA scores were significantly associated with mental health symptoms and health behaviors, including anxiety (p = 0.0024), depression (p = 0.017), difficulty concentrating (p = 0.001), memory loss (p = 0.008), suicidal attempts (p = 0.013), weight gain (p = 0.014), past history of smoking (p = 0.027), and past history of illicit drug use (p = 0.047).
AB - This study investigated the relationship between dangerousness in intimate partner relationships and victims' mental health and/or health behavior problems. Health records of 387 women residents in a domestic violence shelter in an urban city on the East coast were reviewed. Of these, 177 women were eligible for this study. Dangerousness was determined by Danger Assessment Score (DA). Higher DA scores were significantly associated with mental health symptoms and health behaviors, including anxiety (p = 0.0024), depression (p = 0.017), difficulty concentrating (p = 0.001), memory loss (p = 0.008), suicidal attempts (p = 0.013), weight gain (p = 0.014), past history of smoking (p = 0.027), and past history of illicit drug use (p = 0.047).
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U2 - 10.1080/01612840701493535
DO - 10.1080/01612840701493535
M3 - Article
C2 - 17729169
AN - SCOPUS:34548299761
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 28
SP - 837
EP - 848
JO - Issues in mental health nursing
JF - Issues in mental health nursing
IS - 8
ER -