Mental Illness Linked to Domestic Violence
DAVIS, Calif., Aug. 16, 2007 (UPI) — An analysis of a survey to explore mental health problems in Asian-Americans found domestic violence more likely if a family lacked closeness.
University of California at Davis psychology Professor Nolan Zane and graduate student Manveen Dhindsa found that other factors also stood out as significant risks for marital violence including if a spouse suffered from an anxiety disorder or stress related to acculturation into American society.
Zane and Dhindsa combed through data from the National Latino and Asian-American Study, a National Institute of Mental Health-funded survey of 2,554 Latinos and 2,095
Asian-Americans conducted between May 2002 and November 2003.
Marital violence was defined as any angry physical contact from shoving and slapping through more serious abuse.
Zane will discuss the findings at the Asian-American Psychological Association and American Psychological Association meetings.
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Source: Science Daily
Filed under: anxiety disorder, stress factors | Tagged: mental health
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“While that may seem like common sense, there is now a growing body of evidence indicating that experiencing abuse plays a significant role in the development and exacerbation of mental disorders and substance abuse problems, increases the risk for victimization, and influences the course of recovery from a range of psychiatric illnesses.
Across studies of battered women, rates of:
PTSD range from 54% to 84% (1)
Depression range from 63% to 77% (2)
Anxiety range from 38% to 75% (3)
…Linking domestic violence advocacy with mental health and substance abuse service delivery is critical for the prevention of future violence and its sequelae.” –Domestic Violence & Mental Health Policy Initiative
http://www.dvmhpi.org
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