[Domestic violence and female patients].
OBJECTIVE
1. To investigate the life-time prevalence of spousal physical abuse, history of childhood physical abuse, and child physical abuse among female outpatients and the relationship between the three; 2. To investigate the characteristics of physical abuse; 3. To investigate the socio-demographic and cultural features of physical abuse.


METHODS
Domestic violence and its features were investigated for 3 generations in 100 female psychiatric outpatients using standard semi-structured interviews. SCID-I was used for psychiatric diagnoses. Clinical, socio-demographic, and family structure features were compared in abused and non-abused groups.


RESULTS
Lifetime prevalence of spousal physical abuse was 62%, 63% of the patients were physically abused in their homes during childhood, and 51% reported that they physically abused their children. The spouse-abused and non-abused groups did not differ in education level, occupation, family income, age at marriage, form of marriage, and history of childhood domestic violence. Age, extended family, and an alcohol-consuming husband were significantly correlated with spousal physical abuse. Perpetrating child abuse was significantly correlated with history of childhood physical abuse and spousal physical abuse.


CONCLUSIONS
Domestic violence is a common problem among female psychiatric patients. Child abuse, spousal abuse, and history of childhood abuse are correlated.
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Ege U Tip Fak. ivahip@med.ege.edu.tr
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health