title: Partner violence screening in mental health.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study a mental health sample to assess (1) the prevalence of physical, sexual and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration, (2) the extent this sample reported being asked about IPV by mental health clinicians and (3) how prevalence and screening rates varied by gender.
  
  
  METHODS
  Women and men receiving services at a large psychiatric facility completed anonymous written questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 524 adults were approached for study participation, and 428 (158 men, 270 women) completed a survey. Over half (51%) of participants experienced some form of IPV; 63% of women and 32% of men reported IPV victimization. Experience of IPV was more likely if participants were women and had diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder or bipolar disorder. Both women (33%) and men (16%) reported perpetrating IPV. The reported IPV screening rate by mental health providers was 44% for the whole sample (women: 55%; men: 27%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IPV victimization and perpetration is a prevalent problem among women and men receiving mental health services. Clinicians are missing opportunities to screen for IPV as part of mental health evaluation and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and General Internal Medicine, Magee-Womens Research Institute, and Center for Research in Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. jchang@mail.magee.edu
authors.forename: Judy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cluss
authors.forename: Jessica G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hawker
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dado
authors.forename: Sheri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goldstrohm
authors.forename: Sarah H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Scholle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010414:Pennsylvania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012747:Sexual Partners; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires