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Schick MR, Sullivan TP, Alfano AR, Weiss NH. A psychometric evaluation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 among women experiencing intimate partner violence. J Trauma Stress 2024. [PMID: 39031171 DOI: 10.1002/jts.23087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2024] [Revised: 06/18/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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Recent national estimates suggest that 1 in 2 women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. Given the high prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women experiencing IPV, it is necessary to consider whether PTSD assessments function adequately for this population. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the past-month version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), one of the most widely used self-report measures of PTSD symptoms, in a sample of community women experiencing IPV. Participants were 158 women who had experienced IPV in the past 6 months (Mage = 40.14 years, 39.9% White). The PCL-5 demonstrated good internal consistency, Cronbach's α = .97, and scores were significantly positively correlated with theoretically related constructs (i.e., PTSD symptom count on the SCID-5, IPV severity, substance use, depression, anxiety, and emotion dysregulation); however, it demonstrated poor 30-day stability, r = .38, ICC = .55. The ability of the PCL-5 to discriminate with respect to a PTSD diagnosis was acceptable, AUC = .74. A cutoff score of 21 maximized sensitivity (82.5%) and specificity (55.4%); this is lower than typical cutoffs (i.e., 31-33). Although the PCL-5 has generally demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, findings suggest that it does not function optimally for women experiencing IPV relative to its functioning for other trauma-exposed populations. The lower-than-typical cutoff suggests that the PCL-5 may underestimate PTSD prevalence among women experiencing IPV.
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- Melissa R Schick
- Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Prevention and Community Research, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA
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McCollum DC, Smathers SE, Sullivan T, Jowaheer Y, Mereish EH. Associations among intimate partner violence, suicidal ideation, suicide behaviors, non-suicidal self-injury, and psychological well-being in Black American emerging adults. Suicide Life Threat Behav 2024. [PMID: 38860444 DOI: 10.1111/sltb.13102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Suicidal ideation and behavior and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) among Black emerging adults is a major public health concern. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant risk factor for suicidal ideation and behavior and NSSI, but there is little work examining the buffering effect of psychological well-being (PWB). The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between IPV, suicide ideation and behavior, and NSSI, and the moderating role of PWB on these associations. METHOD Secondary data analyses were conducted using a subsample of Black American emerging adults (N = 4694) from the National College Health Assessment. RESULTS IPV was associated with greater odds of suicide ideation, past-year suicide attempt, and NSSI. PWB was associated with lower odds of suicide ideation, past-year suicide attempt, and NSSI. PWB did not moderate the relationships between IPV and the outcomes. CONCLUSIONS IPV was a risk factor for suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and NSSI among Black American emerging adults. PWB was associated with lower suicidal ideation and behavior and NSSI engagement, suggesting it can be a protective factor. Bolstering PWB in Black communities may be beneficial in intervention and prevention efforts.
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- Diamonde C McCollum
- Psychological Sciences Department, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
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- Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Lavender Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Psychology, American University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Lavender Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Mahoney CT, Beck BM, Dixon KE, Horne SD, Lawyer SR. Conceptualizing impulsivity as a construct in relation to posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity among women. J Trauma Stress 2024. [PMID: 38853630 DOI: 10.1002/jts.23060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Despite the established association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and impulsivity, the literature is limited regarding impulsivity as a multifaceted construct. That is, the field's understanding of how PTSD symptoms may increase particular impulsive tendencies and behaviors is constrained by examining impulsivity solely as an umbrella term. The aim of the present study was to determine if there are differential associations between PTSD symptom severity and various components of impulsivity across multiple self-report measures. A sample of 215 undergraduate women (M age = 19.77 years, SD = 1.91, Range: 18-39 years) completed the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11), short version of the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale (SUPPS-P), and Delaying Gratification Inventory (DGI). Structural equation modeling was used to examine associations between PTSD symptoms and each measure's subscales. The findings included significant predictions from PTSD symptoms to the BIS-11 Attentional Impulsiveness subscale, β = .23, SE = .07, 95% CI [.09, .37]; DGI Physical Pleasures, β = -.24, SE = .07, 95% CI [-.38, -.11], and Achievement subscales, β = -.19, SE = .08, 95% CI [-.34, -.04]; and the SUPPS-P Positive Urgency, β = .22, SE = .08, 95% CI [.07, .37], and Negative Urgency subscales, β = .32, SE = .07, 95% CI [.19, .46]. These results have implications for precision medicine approaches that emphasize targeting these specific facets of impulsivity, with likely downstream effects on health risk behaviors for emerging adult women.
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- Colin T Mahoney
- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA
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Laura B, Maisto D, Pezzulo G. Modeling and controlling the body in maladaptive ways: an active inference perspective on non-suicidal self-injury behaviors. Neurosci Conscious 2023; 2023:niad025. [PMID: 38028726 PMCID: PMC10681710 DOI: 10.1093/nc/niad025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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A significant number of persons engage in paradoxical behaviors, such as extreme food restriction (up to starvation) and non-suicidal self-injuries, especially during periods of rapid changes, such as adolescence. Here, we contextualize these and related paradoxical behavior within an active inference view of brain functions, which assumes that the brain forms predictive models of bodily variables, emotional experiences, and the embodied self and continuously strives to reduce the uncertainty of such models. We propose that not only in conditions of excessive or prolonged uncertainty, such as in clinical conditions, but also during pivotal periods of developmental transition, paradoxical behaviors might emerge as maladaptive strategies to reduce uncertainty-by "acting on the body"- soliciting salient perceptual and interoceptive sensations, such as pain or excessive levels of hunger. Although such strategies are maladaptive and run against our basic homeostatic imperatives, they might be functional not only to provide some short-term reward (e.g. relief from emotional distress)-as previously proposed-but also to reduce uncertainty and possibly to restore a coherent model of one's bodily experience and the self, affording greater confidence in who we are and what course of actions we should pursue.
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- Barca Laura
- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, Rome 00185, Italy
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- Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, National Research Council, Via San Martino della Battaglia 44, Rome 00185, Italy
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Simpson LE, Raudales AM, Reyes ME, Sullivan TP, Weiss NH. Intimate Partner Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: Indirect Effects Through Negative and Positive Emotion Dysregulation. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:NP14008-NP14035. [PMID: 33858266 DOI: 10.1177/08862605211006371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk for developing posttraumatic stress (PTS). Emotion dysregulation has been linked to both IPV and PTS, separately, however, unknown is the role of emotion dysregulation in the relation of IPV to PTS among women who experience IPV. Moreover, existing investigations in this area have been limited in their focus on negative emotion dysregulation. Extending prior research, this study investigated whether physical, sexual, and psychological IPV were indirectly associated with PTS symptom severity through negative and positive emotion dysregulation. Participants were 354 women who reported a history of IPV recruited from Amazon's MTurk platform (Mage = 36.52, 79.9% white). Participants completed self-report measures assessing physical (Conflict Tactics Scale), sexual (Sexual Experiences Scale), and psychological (Psychological Maltreatment of Women) IPV; negative (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale) and positive (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Positive) emotion dysregulation; and PTS symptom severity (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5) via an online survey. Pearson's correlation coefficients examined intercorrelations among the primary study variables. Indirect effect analyses were conducted to determine if negative and positive emotion dysregulation explained the relations between physical, sexual, and psychological IPV and PTS symptom severity. Physical, sexual, and psychological IPV were significantly positively associated with both negative and positive emotion dysregulation as well as PTS symptom severity, with the exception that psychological IPV was not significantly associated with positive emotion dysregulation. Moreover, negative and positive emotion dysregulation accounted for the relationships between all three IPV types and PTS symptom severity, with the exception of positive emotion dysregulation and psychological IPV. Our findings provide support for the potential underlying role of both negative and positive emotion dysregulation in the associations of IPV types to PTS symptom severity. Negative and positive emotion dysregulation may be important factors to integrate into interventions for PTS among women who experience IPV.
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Carranza AB, Wallis CRD, Jonnson MR, Klonsky ED, Walsh Z. Nonsuicidal Self-Injury and Intimate Partner Violence: Directionality of Violence and Motives for Self-Injury. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 2022; 37:1688-1707. [PMID: 32437310 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520922372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration and victimization. However, extant research has not distinguished between unidirectional and bidirectional IPV and has not examined relationships between IPV and functions of self-injury. This study of 1,018 university students revealed a significantly higher prevalence of NSSI among those who reported bidirectional IPV compared with nonviolent individuals. However, rates of NSSI in the unidirectional IPV groups are more similar to rates of NSSI in the bidirectional group than in nonviolent individuals. Individuals who engaged in bidirectional IPV were more likely to endorse interpersonal functions of self-injury than those who engaged in unidirectional IPV or no IPV. In contrast, intrapersonal functions of NSSI were not associated with IPV. Findings suggest that the association between IPV and NSSI may be best understood in the context of relationship conflict, rather than as a distinct correlate of either IPV victimization or IPV perpetration.
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- University of British Columbia, Kelowna, Canada
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Bocknek EL, Lozada FT, Richardson P, Brown D, McGoron L, Rajagopalan A. Paternal biopsychosocial resilience in triadic interactions among African American/Black families exposed to trauma and socioeconomic adversity. Dev Psychobiol 2021; 63:e22168. [PMID: 34314023 DOI: 10.1002/dev.22168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Fathers have a distinct and unique effect on child development, but little is known about fathering beyond White or majority White families. The current study includes African American/Black biological fathers (N = 88) and their two-year-old children. Fathers reported low incomes and high rates of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Parenting behaviors were observed in high-stress and low-stress triadic contexts. In the high-stress condition, we assessed paternal responses to children's bids after the family was reunited following a separation paradigm. In the low-stress condition, we assessed parenting behaviors during a teaching task. Fathers' social baseline respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) was obtained as an index of parasympathetic arousal. RSA moderated the association between PTSD and fathers' responsiveness (F = 6.90, p = .00, R2 = .30), with no association between PTSD and responsiveness demonstrated among fathers with the highest levels of RSA relative to the sample (effect = .04, p = .00; CI [0.02, 0.06]). RSA did not moderate the association between paternal depression and parenting behaviors (p > .05). Furthermore, responsiveness was only significantly associated with low-stress paternal teaching behaviors for fathers with lower RSA (F = 4.34, p = .01, R2 = .21; effect = -.19, p = .00; CI [0.06, 0.32]). Findings demonstrate significant relationships among RSA, PTSD, and parenting for African American/Black men in contexts of economic adversity.
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- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Raudales AM, Darosh AG, Contractor AA, Schatten HT, Dixon-Gordon KL, Weiss NH. Positive Emotion Dysregulation Identifies Trauma-Exposed Community Individuals at Risk for Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury. J Nerv Ment Dis 2021; 209:434-442. [PMID: 33660688 PMCID: PMC8159867 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0000000000001316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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ABSTRACT Emotion dysregulation is associated with increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) and nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI). However, research in this area has focused almost exclusively on dysregulation stemming from negative emotions. The present study aimed to address this gap in the literature by examining the associations between the specific domains of positive emotion dysregulation and both STBs and NSSI. Participants included 397 trauma-exposed community adults (Mage = 35.95; 57.7% female; 76.8% White). Results demonstrated significant associations between positive emotion dysregulation and both STBs and NSSI. In particular, higher levels of nonacceptance of positive emotions were found to be significantly related to risk for STBs (versus no risk), higher severity of STBs, and history of NSSI (versus no history). Findings suggest positive emotion dysregulation may play an important role in the etiology and treatment of both STBs and NSSI among trauma-exposed individuals.
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- Butler Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Saquinaula-Salgado M, Castillo-Saavedra EF, Rosales Márquez C. Violencia de género y trastorno de estrés postraumático en mujeres peruanas. DUAZARY 2020. [DOI: 10.21676/2389783x.3596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Se realizó un estudio descriptivo correlacional de corte transversal, que planteó determinar la asociación entre la violencia de género y el trastorno de estrés postraumático en mujeres peruanas. La muestra estuvo constituida por 105 mujeres que se atendieron en la División de Medicina Legal II de la provincia del Santa (Perú). Para recolección de la información se utilizaron dos instrumentos que fueron sometidos a validez y confiabilidad, la violencia de género se midió mediante un cuestionario constituido por 20 ítems, y el trastorno por estrés postraumático por un cuestionario de 16 ítems. Los resultados evidencian que el 56,2% de mujeres agredidas presentan violencia leve y el 61,9% no presentan síntomas de trastorno de estrés postraumático. Finalmente, se encontró alta asociación significativa entre la violencia de género y los trastornos de estrés postraumático.
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Therapists trained to provide eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy have a global responsibility. This article summarizes the multiple impacts of high stress events, and their long-term effects on individuals, families, communities, and nations. While it is well documented that EMDR treatment will remediate the individual symptoms of posttraumatic stress, research is still needed to determine how far-reaching such outcomes are. Future studies should determine whether treatment reverses the neurobiological changes, cognitive deficits, and affective dysregulation, which are associated with exposure to traumatic events. Research should also investigate whether successful treatment decreases high-risk and/or perpetrator behavior, and whether these effects are translated into behavioral and attitudinal changes sufficient to bring an end to intergenerational trauma and ethnopolitical conflicts. It seems self-evident that the ideal way to address pressing societal needs, on both local and global levels, is by the integration of science and practice. The article also discusses the development of nonprofit EMDR humanitarian assistance programs, and their essential work in the alleviation of suffering around the world. In addition to recommending the examination of EMDR's efficacy in treating traumatization from direct, natural, structural, and cultural causes, this article advocates that research resources be dedicated for testing interventions in the areas of the world with the greatest needs. The alleviation of suffering is the duty of our profession.
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Zhang H, Wong W, Fan S, Yip PSF. Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration and Victimization Among Chinese Young Adults: Profiles and Associated Health Problems. VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS 2019; 34:838-849. [PMID: 31575818 DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.vv-d-18-00140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intimate partner violence is an important public health issue affecting the well-being of the young adults. However, there is little epidemiological evidence on the incidence and associated mental health problems of both intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization in Chinese context. Using one representative community sample of 1,227 young adults aged 18-27 years in 2016, this study aimed to examine the prevalence, sociodemographic characteristics, and possible mental health consequences of intimate partner violence among young adults in Hong Kong. It is found that the prevalence of preceding 1-year intimate partner violence perpetration and victimization was 5.3% and 9.1% respectively. The perpetrators were worse educated, unemployed, and married, while the victims were also unemployed and cohabited. Compared with those without involving in any intimate partner violence, perpetrators of intimate partner violence were more likely to engage in frequent smoking and alcohol use, and victims of intimate partner violence reported lower life satisfaction, more self-harm behaviors, higher suicide ideation and attempt, and heavy alcohol use. Both perpetrators and victims were more likely to report the worst mental health problems and high risky behaviors.
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- Huiping Zhang
- Center for Studies of Sociological Theory and Method
- The School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, Beijing
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- Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong
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- Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, Wan Chai
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- Center for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong
- Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong
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Weiss NH, Nelson R, Contractor AA, Sullivan TP. Emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress disorder: a test of the incremental role of difficulties regulating positive emotions. ANXIETY, STRESS, AND COPING 2019; 32:443-456. [PMID: 31099270 PMCID: PMC6552656 DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2019.1618842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2018] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Literature provides support for the role of emotion dysregulation in the development and course of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among women victims of intimate partner violence (IPV). However, a dearth of studies have examined the contribution of emotion dysregulation stemming from positive emotions to PTSD. Extending research, the current study examined (1) the bivariate association of difficulties regulating positive emotions to PTSD symptom severity, and (2) the incremental role of difficulties regulating positive emotions in PTSD symptom severity beyond difficulties regulating negative emotions. Design: Participants were 210 women victims of IPV involved in the criminal justice system because of their partners' arrest (M age = 36.14, 48.6% African American). Methods: Participants completed empirically-supported self-report measures assessing difficulties regulating positive and negative emotions and PTSD symptom severity. Results: Difficulties regulating positive and negative emotions (overall and across each of the specific dimensions) were significantly positively associated with PTSD symptom severity. Moreover, difficulties regulating positive emotions demonstrated an incremental relation to PTSD symptom severity beyond the variance accounted for by difficulties regulating negative emotions. Conclusions: Our findings suggest the potential utility of targeting difficulties regulating positive emotions in interventions for PTSD among women victims of IPV.
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- Nicole H. Weiss
- University of Rhode Island, 142 Flagg Road, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA
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- University of Rhode Island, 142 Flagg Road, Kingston, RI, 02881, USA
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- University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311280, Denton, TX, 76203, USA
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Typologies of PTSD clusters and reckless/self-destructive behaviors: A latent profile analysis. Psychiatry Res 2019; 272:682-691. [PMID: 30832187 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.12.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 12/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is comorbid with diverse reckless and self-destructive behaviors (RSDBs). We examined the nature and construct validity (covariates of age, gender, depression severity, number of trauma types, functional impairment) of the optimal class solution categorizing participants based on PTSD symptom and RSDB endorsement. The sample included 417 trauma-exposed individuals recruited through Amazon's MTurk platform who completed the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5, PTSD Checklist for DSM-5, the Posttrauma Risky Behaviors Questionnaire, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Latent profile analyses indicated an optimal three-class solution: the Low PTSD-RSDBs, High PTSD-Low RSDBs, and High PTSD-RSDBs classes. Multinomial logistic regression indicated that impairment and depression predicted the High PTSD-Low RSDBs vs. the Low PTSD-RSDBs classes. Impairment, age, being female, and depression predicted the High vs. Low PTSD-RSDBs classes. Number of trauma types, age, being female, and depression predicted the High PTSD-RSDBs vs. High PTSD-Low RSDBs classes. Results support the presence of a reckless behaviors subtype of PTSD (characterized by greater depression, greater impariment, greater number of trauma types, being male, and being younger), conducting comprehensive assessments of RSDBs for individuals reporting PTSD symptoms and of PTSD symptoms for individuals reporting RSDBs, and the need to tailor interventions to treat PTSD and RSDBs concurrently.
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Zinchuk MS, Avedisova AS, Guekht AB. Nonsuicidal self-injury behavior in non-psychotic disorders: epidemiology, social and clinical risk factors. Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova 2019; 119:108-119. [DOI: 10.17116/jnevro2019119031108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Santos AGD, Monteiro CFDS, Feitosa CDA, Veloso C, Nogueira LT, Andrade EMLR. Types of non-psychotic mental disorders in adult women who suffered intimate partner violence: an integrative review. Rev Esc Enferm USP 2018; 52:e03328. [PMID: 29846484 DOI: 10.1590/s1980-220x2017030203328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Identifying the types of non-psychotic mental disorders in adult women who suffered intimate partner violence in the literature. METHOD An integrative review carried out in the MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. RESULTS We selected 19 articles published in international journals in English, with a predominance of cross-sectional study studies (78.9%). The most common types of non-psychotic mental disorders were: depression (73.7%) and post-traumatic stress disorder (52.6%). It was observed that 78.9% of the articles presented a 2C level of evidence. CONCLUSION Studies have shown that adult women who are victims of intimate partner violence mostly suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as other morbidities; a fact that highlights how devastating violence by an intimate partner can impact on the mental health of those who experience it.
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- Ariane Gomes Dos Santos
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Teresina, PI, Brasil
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Frazer E, Mitchell RA, Nesbitt LS, Williams M, Mitchell EP, Williams RA, Browne D. The Violence Epidemic in the African American Community: A Call by the National Medical Association for Comprehensive Reform. J Natl Med Assoc 2017; 110:4-15. [PMID: 29510842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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While much progress has occurred since the civil rights act of 1964, minorities have continued to suffer disparate and discriminatory access to economic opportunities, education, housing, health care and criminal justice. The latest challenge faced by the physicians and public health providers who serve the African American community is the detrimental, and seemingly insurmountable, causes and effects of violence in impoverished communities of color. According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number one killer of black males ages 10-35 is homicide, indicating a higher rate of violence than any other group. Black females are four times more likely to be murdered by a boyfriend or girlfriend than their white counterparts, and although intimate partner violence has declined for both black and white females, black women are still disproportionately killed. In addition, anxiety and depression that can lead to suicide is on the rise among African American adolescents and adults. Through an examination of the role of racism in the perpetuation of the violent environment and an exploration of the effects of gang violence, intimate partner violence/child maltreatment and police use of excessive force, this work attempts to highlight the repercussions of violence in the African American community. The members of the National Medical Association have served the African American community since 1895 and have been advocates for the patients they serve for more than a century. This paper, while not intended to be a comprehensive literature review, has been written to reinforce the need to treat violence as a public health issue, to emphasize the effect of particular forms of violence in the African American community and to advocate for comprehensive policy reforms that can lead to the eradication of this epidemic. The community of African American physicians must play a vital role in the treatment and prevention of violence as well as advocating for our patients, family members and neighbors who suffer from the preventable effects of violence.
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- Eva Frazer
- 1408 N. Kingshighway Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63113, USA
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- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, District of Columbia, USA; George Washington Department of Pathology, USA; Howard University, Department of Surgery, 401 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA.
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- Department of Health, Government of the District of Columbia, 899 North Capitol Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington DC 20002, USA
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- Division of Trauma, Critical Care & Surgical, USA; Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, USA; Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Howard University Hospital, 2041 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA
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- Medicine and Medical Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, USA; Center to Eliminate Cancer Disparities, USA; Diversity Affairs, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, 116(th) President National Medical Association, 233 South 10th Street, BLSB, Suite 502, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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- Browne and Associates Inc., 118(th) President National Medical Association, 6900 33rd Street NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA
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Sullivan TP, Weiss NH. Is Firearm Threat in Intimate Relationships Associated with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms Among Women? VIOLENCE AND GENDER 2017; 4:31-36. [PMID: 28616441 PMCID: PMC5467129 DOI: 10.1089/vio.2016.0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the context of intimate partner violence (IPV), firearms may be used to threaten, coerce, and intimidate. Yet, what little research exists on firearms among IPV victims has focused almost exclusively on homicide or near homicide. Thus, the deleterious health consequences of firearms more broadly remain unknown. The goals of the current study were (1) to document the prevalence of firearm threat in a community sample of female IPV victims, and (2) to identify the extent to which threat with a firearm, independent of other forms of IPV, is related to women's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity. Participants were 298 women who had been a victim in a criminal domestic violence case with a male intimate partner (Mage = 36.39 years; 50.0% African American; 51.3% unemployed). Retrospective data on firearm threat, fear of firearm violence, other IPV victimization (i.e., physical, psychological, and sexual), and PTSD symptoms were collected during in-person individual interviews. Approximately one-quarter of the sample (24.2%) experienced threat with a firearm during the course of their relationship, and 12.5% were afraid that their partners would use a firearm against them in the 30 days prior to the study interview. Firearm threat and fear of firearm violence emerged as significant and unique predictors of PTSD symptom severity, controlling for age and physical, psychological, and sexual IPV victimization severity. The findings underscore firearm threat as a key factor for identifying and intervening with criminal justice involved women who experience IPV.
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- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Contractor AA, Weiss NH, Dranger P, Ruggero C, Armour C. PTSD's risky behavior criterion: Relation with DSM-5 PTSD symptom clusters and psychopathology. Psychiatry Res 2017; 252:215-222. [PMID: 28285248 PMCID: PMC5472336 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Revised: 02/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A new symptom criterion of reckless and self-destructive behaviors (E2) was recently added to posttraumatic stress disorder's (PTSD) diagnostic criteria in DSM-5, which is unsurprising given the well-established relation between PTSD and risky behaviors. Researchers have questioned the significance and incremental validity of this symptom criterion within PTSD's symptomatology. Unprecedented to our knowledge, we aim to compare trauma-exposed groups differing on their endorsement status of the risky behavior symptom on several psychopathology constructs (PTSD, depression, distress tolerance, rumination, anger). The sample included 123 trauma-exposed participants seeking mental health treatment (M age=35.70; 68.30% female) who completed self-report questionnaires assessing PTSD symptoms, depression, rumination, distress tolerance, and anger. Results of independent samples t-tests indicated that participants who endorsed the E2 criterion at a clinically significant level reported significantly greater PTSD subscale severity; depression severity; rumination facets of repetitive thoughts, counterfactual thinking, and problem-focused thinking; and anger reactions; and significantly less absorption and regulation (distress tolerance facets) compared to participants who did not endorse the E2 criterion at a clinically significant level. Results indicate the utility of the E2 criterion in identifying trauma-exposed individual with greater posttraumatic distress, and emphasize the importance of targeting such behaviors in treatment.
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- Ateka A. Contractor
- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA,Corresponding author: (A.A. Contractor)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Counseling Services, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, USA,Choices Counseling Services, Valparaiso, IN
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Psychology Research Institute, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK
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Weiss NH, Dixon-Gordon KL, Peasant C, Jaquier V, Johnson C, Sullivan TP. A latent profile analysis of intimate partner victimization and aggression and examination of between-class differences in psychopathology symptoms and risky behaviors. PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA : THEORY, RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND POLICY 2017; 9:370-378. [PMID: 27736140 PMCID: PMC5391312 DOI: 10.1037/tra0000202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with heightened psychopathology symptoms and risky behaviors. However, extant investigations are limited by their focus on IPV victimization, despite evidence to suggest that victimization and aggression frequently co-occur. Further, research on these correlates often has not accounted for the heterogeneity of women who experience victimization. METHOD The present study utilized latent profile analysis to identify patterns of physical, psychological, and sexual victimization and aggression in a convenience sample of 212 community women experiencing victimization (Mage = 36.63, 70.8% African American), as well as examined differences in psychopathology symptoms (i.e., posttraumatic stress symptoms [PTSS] and depressive symptoms) and risky behaviors (i.e., drug problems, alcohol problems, deliberate self-harm (DSH), HIV-risk behaviors) across these classes. RESULTS Four classes of women differentiated by severities of victimization and aggression were identified. Greater psychopathology symptoms were found among classes defined by greater victimization and aggression, regardless of IPV type. Risky behaviors were more prevalent among classes defined by greater sexual victimization and aggression in particular. CONCLUSIONS Findings highlight the importance of developing interventions that target the particular needs of subgroups of women who experience victimization. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- Nicole H. Weiss
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
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- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 135 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, New Haven, CT 06510
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- Centre romand de recherche en criminologie, Université de Neuchâtel, Avenue du 1er-Mars 26, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 389 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
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Weiss NH, Johnson CD, Contractor A, Peasant C, Swan SC, Sullivan TP. Racial/ethnic differences moderate associations of coping strategies and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom clusters among women experiencing partner violence: a multigroup path analysis. ANXIETY STRESS AND COPING 2016; 30:347-363. [PMID: 27575609 DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2016.1228900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Past research underscores the key role of coping strategies in the development, maintenance, and exacerbation of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The goal of the current study was to extend existing literature by examining whether race/ethnicity moderates the relations among coping strategies (social support, problem-solving, avoidance) and PTSD symptom clusters (intrusion, avoidance, numbing, arousal). METHODS Participants were 369 community women (134 African Americans, 131 Latinas, 104 Whites) who reported bidirectional aggression with a current male partner. Multigroup path analysis was utilized to test the moderating role of race/ethnicity in a model linking coping strategies to PTSD symptom clusters. RESULTS The strength and direction of relations among coping strategies and PTSD symptom clusters varied as a function of race/ethnicity. Greater social support coping was related to more arousal symptoms for Latinas and Whites. Greater problem-solving coping was related to fewer arousal symptoms for Latinas. Greater avoidance coping was related to more symptoms across many of the PTSD clusters for African Americans, Latinas, and Whites, however, these relations were strongest for African Americans. CONCLUSION Results provide support for the moderating role of race/ethnicity in the relations among coping strategies and PTSD symptom clusters, and highlight potential targets for culturally informed PTSD treatments.
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- Nicole H Weiss
- a Department of Psychiatry , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA
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- c Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS , Yale University School of Public Health , New Haven , CT , USA
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- d Department of Psychology , University of South Carolina , Columbia , SC , USA
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- a Department of Psychiatry , Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT , USA
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Beydoun HA, Williams M, Beydoun MA, Eid SM, Zonderman AB. Relationship of Physical Intimate Partner Violence with Mental Health Diagnoses in the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2016; 26:141-151. [PMID: 27509203 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2016.5840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES We examined associations of physical intimate partner violence (PIPV) with selected mental health disorders using a nationally representative sample of emergency department (ED) discharges corresponding to men and women (18-64 years) from the 2010 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample. METHODS PIPV was determined using International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) external cause of injury code E967.3 (battering by spouse or partner). ICD-9-CM clinical classification of discharge diagnoses was used to identify mental health disorders. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORadj) and their 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS PIPV prevalence was estimated at 0.36 per 1000 ED discharges. The strongest correlates of PIPV were alcohol-related (ORadj = 3.02, 95% CI: 2.62-3.50), adjustment (ORadj = 2.37, 95% CI: 1.56-3.58), intentional self-harm (ORadj = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.05-1.89), anxiety (ORadj = 1.23, 95% CI: 1.07-1.40), drug-related (ORadj = 1.22, 95% CI: 1.01-1.47), and mood (ORadj = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.04-1.31) disorders. PIPV's association with alcohol-related disorders was stronger among women (ORadj = 3.22, 95% CI: 2.79-3.72) versus men (ORadj = 1.98, 95% CI: 1.42-2.77). Similarly, drug-related disorders were stronger correlates of PIPV among women (ORadj = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.09-1.60) versus men (ORadj = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.31-1.16). CONCLUSIONS In EDs, PIPV was linked to several mental health disorders, with women experiencing comorbid PIPV and substance use more frequently than men.
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- Hind A Beydoun
- 1 Graduate Program in Public Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School , Norfolk, Virginia
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- 2 National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program , Baltimore, Maryland.,3 University of Maryland , Baltimore County, Catonsville, Maryland
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- 2 National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program , Baltimore, Maryland
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- 4 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, Maryland
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- 2 National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program , Baltimore, Maryland
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