The Role of Emotional Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence and Health Among Women in Yokohama, Japan

Yoshihama, Mieko; Horrocks, Julie; Kamano, Saori

doi:10.2105/ajph.2007.118976

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“…Other studies suggest emotional abuse is often overshadowed by physical and sexual violence, and that the impact of emotional harm may be greater than that of physical violence (Jewkes, 2010;Yoshihama, Horrocks, & Kamano, 2009). These findings underline the importance of practitioners enquiring about all forms of abuse encompassing emotional, sexual and physical.…”

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Women’s experiences of domestic violence and mental health: Findings from a European empowerment project.

Lloyd

Ramon

Vakalopoulou

et al. 2017

Psychology of Violence

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Abstract:Objective: Research shows that women experiencing domestic violence and mental health problems often fall into gaps in services between support for domestic violence and support for mental health. This article reports on an action research project adopting a strengths-based approach to recovery funded by the European Commission. Multi-method research was carried out in five European countries examining how interconnections of domestic violence and mental health impact the lives of women, how their lives can be improved by empowering strategies, and how service providers' professional learning can be developed. Women survivors' strengths and post-traumatic growth in the context of domestic violence remains a considerably under-researched area and the study provides new insights into adopting a strengthsbased framework. Method: Free training programs were designed, delivered and evaluated for two groups of participants (n=136) pertaining to women service users, and mental health service providers (men and women) working with abused women. Results: Program evaluation data gained through surveys and focus groups show that women participants reported growth in self-esteem and coping skills, while professionals felt better equipped to address the tandem issues of domestic violence and mental health. Conclusions: Findings extend current knowledge about the barriers and facilitators to empowerment and strengths-based recovery perspectives, professional learning, and offer a more nuanced understanding of women's agential ability for post-traumatic growth. Thank you for submitting a revision. We appreciate your work on this. However, there are some outstanding issues that require addressing before your manuscript can be accepted for publication.There are three key points that you still need to address: You need to provide considerably more evidence to support the statements:'The RSE Scale has high ratings in reliability, the CES-D Scale has high internal consistency and repeatability, and the NAI demonstrates excellent internal consistency and good test-retest reliability.' And 'PREMIS is a reliable tool for measuring physician preparedness for managing cases of IPV.' We have supported these statements with references to literature. Page 18 -the paragraph beginning 'Mental health providers' completed…' need to make it explicit that the PREMIS measure was implemented prior to the training programme. This also needs to be explicit in the heading of Table 2. You need to explain in your limitations section why the measure wasn't used again following the training to assess change. The lack of any quantitative measure of change consequent to the training is a weakness of the study. The PREMIS measure was used again at the 6-month follow-up stage following the training but we had thought the number of participants (n=25) was too low to use the data. On reflection, we believe the responses are useful and in the revised manuscript we have compared the T1 and T3 data, and changed There are a number of other amendments re...

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Section: Research Informing Current Studymentioning

confidence: 89%

Women’s experiences of domestic violence and mental health: Findings from a European empowerment project.

Lloyd

Ramon

Vakalopoulou

et al. 2017

Psychology of Violence

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“…Evidence suggests that psychological abuse may predict of poor health outcomes as strongly as physical or sexual violence. [16][17][18][19][20]45 Most patients reporting abuse experienced multiple types, which have been shown to have an additive effect influencing health outcomes, 16,19 although further research is necessary in this area.…”

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Domestic Violence Screening: Prevalence and Outcomes in a Canadian HIV Population

Siemieniuk

Krentz

Gish

et al. 2010

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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There is a strong association between domestic violence victimization and HIV infection. This may lead to poor health outcomes including mental health disorders and reduced access to care. A standardized domestic violence screening interview was incorporated into ongoing care in the large and diverse population living with HIV in Southern Alberta, Canada. Results from May through December 2009 are reported, including the prevalence and outcomes of abuse. Thirty-four percent of 853 patients screened reported abuse. Of these, 16% reported abuse in their current relationship, 58% in a previous relationship, and 57% reported a history of childhood abuse. High-risk groups for abuse included females (43%), gay/bisexual males (35%), and Aboriginals (61%). We found an association between a history of domestic violence and delayed access to care (p < 0.05), missed appointments (p < 0.001), and an increased use of clinic resources such as social work (p < 0.0001) and psychiatry (p < 0.001). Mental health conditions prior to HIV diagnosis, including depression (p < 0.0001), suicidal ideation (p < 0.0001), and anxiety disorder (p < 0.0001) were associated with abuse at any time, while a history of adjustment disorder was associated with childhood abuse (p < 0.05). A simple domestic violence screening tool was helpful for identifying patients experiencing abuse in our diverse HIV-infected population. This high prevalence of domestic violence among our HIV patients was associated with poor outcomes and an increased use of medical resources. HIV caregivers should be aware of domestic violence in order to optimize care and refer patients to appropriate support professionals as needed.

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“…Thus, the majority of past studies have primarily considered physical or sexual forms of relational violence exposure (in addition to other forms of nonrelational trauma) with regard to trauma symptoms or diagnoses. It is important, however, to better understand the effects of psychological or emotional violence on pregnant women's mental health because psychological violence often co-occurs with physical and sexual violence between partners (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000;Yoshihama, Horrocks, & Kamano, 2009), and researchers are beginning to discover that psychological violence is just as deleterious as physical and sexual violence (Ludermir, Lewis, Valongueiro, Barreto do Araujo, & Araya, 2010;Mechanic, Weaver, & Resick, 2008;Yoshihama et al, 2009).…”

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Relational Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Pregnant Women

Huth‐Bocks

Krause²,

Ahlfs-Dunn³

et al. 2013

Psychodynamic Psychiatry

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Women experience remarkably high rates of relational trauma including childhood abuse and neglect and intimate partner violence (IPV) during adulthood, and the childbearing years are no exception. The meaning of past and current relational trauma perpetrated by primary caregivers and significant others may be unique during pregnancy, in particular, because pregnancy is a salient time when mothers' important relationships are reworked and reorganized to "make room" for the relationship with the baby. The present study examined associations between different forms of relational trauma and posttraumatic stress symptoms in 120 women during the last trimester of pregnancy. Women were between the ages of 18 and 42 years and came from diverse economic and ethnic backgrounds. Results indicated that severity of childhood maltreatment was significantly related to severity of IPV during pregnancy, and both types of trauma made unique, significant contributions to posttraumatic stress symptoms. Furthermore, emotional/psychological violence had the largest associations with posttraumatic stress symptoms compared to other forms of violence. Findings indicate that it is critically important for clinicians working with pregnant women to conduct a thorough assessment of current and past relational trauma, including emotional/psychological trauma, in order to improve the well-being of the mother, the infant, and the mother-infant relationship.Women experience remarkably high rates of relational trauma throughout childhood and adulthood, including childhood abuse and neglect by primary caregivers and physical, sexual, and psychologi-

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The Role of Emotional Abuse in Intimate Partner Violence and Health Among Women in Yokohama, Japan

Abstract: The similarity of outcomes among those that reported emotional abuse only and those that reported emotional abuse plus physical or sexual violence suggests the need for increased training of health care providers about the effects of emotional abuse.

Cited by 81 publications

References 22 publications

Women’s experiences of domestic violence and mental health: Findings from a European empowerment project.

Women’s experiences of domestic violence and mental health: Findings from a European empowerment project.

Domestic Violence Screening: Prevalence and Outcomes in a Canadian HIV Population

Relational Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Pregnant Women

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