Histories of violence in an outpatient population: an exploratory study.
Diagnostic summaries of 190 consecutive psychiatric outpatients were reviewed for experiences of physical and sexual violence. Close to one third of female patients had been victimized, and 29% of male patients had been abusive to others. The majority of the violence was intrafamilial. The findings suggest that systematic questioning of all patients regarding their experiences of violence is warranted.
D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D002649:Child Abuse; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012742:Sex Offenses; D013179:Spouse Abuse; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D014754:Violence