Posttraumatic stress disorder among low-income women exposed to perinatal intimate partner violence: Posttraumatic stress disorder among women exposed to partner violence

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...

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Published in:Archives of women's mental health 2016-06, Vol.19 (3), p.521-528
Main Authors: Kastello, Jennifer C., Jacobsen, Kathryn H., Gaffney, Kathleen F., Kodadek, Marie P., Bullock, Linda C., Sharps, Phyllis W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression - psychology
Domestic violence
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Low income groups
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Perinatal Care
Post traumatic stress disorder
Poverty
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women - psychology
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Sexual Partners - psychology
Spouse Abuse - psychology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States - epidemiology
Violence - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary: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  
ISSN:1434-1816
1435-1102
DOI:10.1007/s00737-015-0594-0