title: Differences in physical and mental health symptoms and mental health utilization associated with intimate-partner violence versus childhood abuse.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There is ample evidence that both intimate-partner violence (IPV) and childhood abuse adversely affect the physical and mental health of adult women over the long term.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The authors assessed the associations between abuse, symptoms, and mental health utilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors performed a cross-sectional survey of 380 adult female, internal-medicine patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although both IPV and childhood abuse were associated with depressive and physical symptoms, IPV was independently associated with physical symptoms, and childhood abuse was independently associated with depression. Women with a history of childhood abuse had higher odds, whereas women with IPV had lower odds, of receiving care from mental health providers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IPV and childhood abuse may have different effects on women's symptoms and mental health utilization.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., L475, Portland, OR 97239, USA. nicolaid@ohsu.edu
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nicolaidis
authors.forename: Bentson
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: Maryann
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerrity
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
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