Intimate Partner Violence, Unhealthy Alcohol Use, and Housing Instability Among Women Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration

Women U.S. military veterans face particularly high rates of homelessness, which may be associated with psychosocial experiences including unhealthy alcohol use and experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). In this study, we examined clinical social health screening data to assess the associati...

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Published in:Psychological services 2017-05, Vol.14 (2), p.246-249
Main Authors: Dichter, Melissa E., Wagner, Clara, Borrero, Sonya, Broyles, Lauren, Montgomery, Ann Elizabeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol Use
Alcoholism - psychology
Armed forces
Crime Victims - psychology
Domestic violence
Female
Health services
Homeless
Homeless people
Homeless Persons - psychology
Housing
Human
Human Females
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Medical diagnosis
Medical screening
Military hospitals
Military Veterans
Patients
Primary care
Psychosocial factors
Risk Factors
Social Health
Tests
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans
Veterans - psychology
Veterans Health
Victimization
Women
Women's issues
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Summary:Women U.S. military veterans face particularly high rates of homelessness, which may be associated with psychosocial experiences including unhealthy alcohol use and experience of intimate partner violence (IPV). In this study, we examined clinical social health screening data to assess the association between housing instability and (a) experience of past-year IPV victimization, and (b) unhealthy alcohol use among 554 women receiving primary care from the Veterans Health Administration. Approximately 12% of patients screened reported housing instability. Experience of past-year IPV was associated with increased risk of housing instability (OR = 2.10, 95% CI [1.16, 3.81]), with 1 in 5 women screening positive for IPV also reporting housing concern. There was no statistically significant association between current unhealthy alcohol use and housing instability. Findings hold implications for addressing potential housing concerns among women VA patients.
ISSN:1541-1559
1939-148X
DOI:10.1037/ser0000132