Mental health disorders and functioning of women in domestic violence shelters
Mental health disorders and functioning of women in domestic violence shelters
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260507312942
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发表时间：
2008-04-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Rutkowski-Kmitta, Violet
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作者：
Helfrich, Christine A.;Fujiura, Glenn T.;Rutkowski-Kmitta, Violet
这项研究调查了74名家庭暴力收容所的妇女所报告的精神健康症状和障碍的存在，以及这些症状对工作、学校和社交活动中的功能的影响。调查结果与对美国女性的总体估计进行了比较，该估计基于1995年全国健康访谈调查中对超过6.5万名女性的全国样本。被庇护的样本表现出明显更高的精神状况和影响他们工作、学校和社会功能的功能障碍的比率。与美国人口相比，这些女性受教育程度更低，也更贫穷，而且使用更多的医疗服务。必须在庇护所中确定精神健康状况，以改善功能并促进从施虐者手中独立。
This study investigates the presence of mental health symptoms and disorders reported by 74 women in a domestic violence shelter and the impact of those symptoms on function in work, school, and social encounters. Findings are compared to estimates of U.S. women generally, based on a national sample of over 65,000 women drawn from the 1995 National Health Interview Survey. The sheltered sample presents significantly higher rates of mental conditions and functional impairments affecting their work, school, and social functioning. These women are also less educated and poorer and use more health services than the U.S. population. Mental health conditions must be identified in shelters to improve functioning and facilitate independence from abusers.