1. Posttraumatic stress disorder among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence
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Linda C. Bullock, Phyllis Sharps, Jennifer C. Kastello, Marie P. Kodadek, Kathryn H. Jacobsen, and Kathleen F. Gaffney
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Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Adolescent ,Intimate Partner Violence ,Poison control ,Prenatal care ,Violence ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,Suicide prevention ,Occupational safety and health ,Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ,Young Adult ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Intervention (counseling) ,mental disorders ,Injury prevention ,Prevalence ,medicine ,Humans ,Interpersonal Relations ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Psychiatry ,Poverty ,Depression ,business.industry ,05 social sciences ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Mental health ,United States ,Perinatal Care ,Psychiatry and Mental health ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Sexual Partners ,Spouse Abuse ,Domestic violence ,Female ,Pregnant Women ,business ,050104 developmental & child psychology ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other forms of lifetime trauma may be at risk for negative mental health outcomes including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The purpose of this study was to examine potential predictors of PTSD among low-income women exposed to perinatal IPV. This study analyzed baseline cross-sectional data from 239 low-income pregnant women in the USA who participated in a nurse home visitation intervention between 2006 and 2012 after reporting recent IPV. PTSD was assessed with the Davidson Trauma Scale (DTS) in which participants answer questions about the most disturbing traumatic event (MDTE) in their lifetime that affected them the week before the interview. In total, 40 % of the women were identified as having PTSD (DTS ≥40). PTSD prevalence significantly increased with age to nearly 80 % of women ages 30 and older (n = 23). Age was also the strongest predictor of PTSD (p
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- 2015