According to lead studyauthor Susan Rees, a senior research fellow at the University of New SouthWales in Sydney, Australia, Gender-based violence is a public health problemand occurs to many women. Women need to recognize that the social andpsychological problems they are e
Date: Aug 03, 2011
Category: Health
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Gender-Based Violence Tied to Women's Mental Health Disorders
Susan Rees, Ph.D., from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and colleagues investigated the association between GBV and the severity and comorbidity of mental disorder with psychosocial function in 4,451 women aged 16 to 85 years. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview
partner violence, rape, sexual assault, or stalking -- were almost three times more likely to experience a mental health condition than those who were never victimized (OR 2.60, 95% CI 1.99 to 3.40), according to Susan Rees, PhD, of the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and colleagues.
Date: Aug 02, 2011
Category: Health
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Sexual assault, domestic violence can damage long-term mental health
"The extent and strength of the association we found was surprising and very concerning," says lead author Susan Rees, Ph.D., a senior research fellow in psychiatry at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney.