Are abused women mentally ill?
A secondary data analysis study was conducted on Derogatis Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) data derived from a larger intervention study of community-based abused women (N = 50). The purpose was to improve understanding of the effect domestic violence has on mental health, given the symptomatology observed in this population. A psychological distress symptom profile was developed and compared with BSI normative data. Findings were unexpected and suggest the necessity to re-examine the assumptions harbored about interpersonal violence in research and practice.
May
Barbara A
BA
Linfield College School of Nursing, 2255 NW Northrup, Portland, OR 97210, USA. bmay@linfield.edu
Rakhlin
Dmitriy
D
Katz
Anita
A
Limandri
Barbara J
BJ
D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*