title: Mental health of victims of intimate partner violence: results from a national epidemiologic survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study assessed the national incidence and mental health correlates of recent intimate partner violence among adults interviewed by the wave 2 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data were collected about minor and severe forms of intimate partner violence among adults who reported being married, recently married, or in a romantic relationship in the past 12 months (N=25,626).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 1,608 individuals reported being victims of intimate partner violence, including 5.8% of men and 5.6% of women. New onset of axis I disorders was significantly more common among victims of intimate partner violence than among nonvictims (22.5% and 9.7%, respectively; OR=2.6) and was related to frequency of violent acts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intimate partner violence is common, and victimization, especially if recurrent, markedly increases the risk for developing several psychiatric disorders.
authors.affiliation: New York State Psychiatric Institute and Department of Psychiatry, College of Surgeons of Columbia University, New York City, USA.
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olfson
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hasin
authors.forename: Bridget F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Keng-Han
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blanco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014481:United States