title: The association of mental health conditions with employment, interpersonal, and subjective functioning after intimate partner violence.
abstract: This study explored the associations of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and depressive symptoms with employment, social support, and subjective functioning in 100 women who were seeking mental health assistance after intimate partner violence. Depressive disorders showed significant associations with low levels of social support, diminished self-esteem, reduced quality of life, and elevated negative social problem-solving orientation. PTSD severity was significantly associated with low self-esteem and elevated negative problem orientation, while severity of GAD was only associated with negative problem orientation. Results are discussed in light of current service models for women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA jgbeck@memphis.edu.
authors.forename: J Gayle
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Beck
authors.affiliation: University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Clapp
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobs-Lentz
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Judiann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McNiff
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avery
authors.affiliation: University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: Shira A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology
keywords: intimate partner violence; mental health