title: Are abused women mentally ill?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Linfield College School of Nursing, 2255 NW Northrup, Portland, OR 97210, USA. bmay@linfield.edu
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Dmitriy
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rakhlin
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Limandri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*