Domestic violence and mental health in a Dutch community sample: The adverse role of loneliness

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 419-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten Kunst ◽  
Stefan Bogaerts ◽  
Frans Willem Winkel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Community Sample

Racial Discrimination Predicts Mental Health Outcomes Beyond the Role of Personality Traits in a Community Sample of African Americans

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262095731
Author(s):  
Yara Mekawi ◽  
Courtland S. Hyatt ◽  
Jessica Maples-Keller ◽  
Sierra Carter ◽  
Vasiliki Michopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Hierarchical Regression

Despite a consistent body of work documenting associations between racial discrimination and negative mental health outcomes, the utility and validity of these findings have recently been questioned because some authors have posited that personality traits may account for these associations. To test this hypothesis in a community sample of African Americans ( n = 419, age: M = 43.96 years), we used bivariate relations and hierarchical regression analyses to determine whether racial discrimination accounted for additional variance in depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress symptoms beyond the role of personality. Bivariate relations between personality traits and racial discrimination were small and positive (i.e., rs ≈ .10). Regression results demonstrated that racial discrimination accounted for variance in depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress independent of personality traits ( ps < .01). These results suggest that personality traits do not fully explain associations between racial discrimination and negative mental health outcomes, further supporting the detrimental impact of racial discrimination on the mental health of African Americans.

Domestic Violence Policy, Forensic Mental Health, and the Revival of Rehabilitation: Crossroads or Cross Purposes

Partner Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 315-328
Author(s):  
Kenneth Corvo ◽  
Matthew Spitzmueller
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Mass Incarceration ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Domestic Violence Policy ◽  
Second Wave

Current domestic violence policy was shaped both by second wave feminist initiatives formulated in the 1970s and 1980s and by the culturally conservative concerns of the emerging punitive era. The policy framework that has emerged from the intersection of the seemingly incompatible positions of conservative views of crime and progressive feminist views of liberation in fact has come to resemble more conservative social control than progressive feminism. In spite of known empirical links between domestic violence and psychological disorders, this policy framework ignores many of the principles of forensic mental health practice. Growing awareness of the costs and failures of mass incarceration and the overcriminalization of certain behaviors is leading to a reconsideration of the role of mental health problems in crime overall. These trends may foreshadow a return to a more rehabilitative view of crime and corrections, presenting domestic violence policy with an opportunity to move toward a standpoint more scientific, more compassionate, and more effective.

The Role of Peritraumatic Dissociation and Gender in the Association Between Trauma and Mental Health in a Palestinian Community Sample

2005 ◽  
Vol 162 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raija-Leena Punamäki ◽  
Ivan H. Komproe ◽  
Samir Qouta ◽  
Mustafa Elmasri ◽  
Joop T.V.M. de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Peritraumatic Dissociation ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals Self-blame regret, fear of COVID-19 and mental health during post-peak pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hacer Belen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract The novel Coronavirus pandemic caused strong negative emotions including fear, and stress and impacted in mental health of individuals worldwide. One of the emotions linked with mental health and infectious disease is self-blame regret. Thus, current study investigated the role of fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress in the relationship between self-blame regret and depression. A community sample of 352 individuals in Turkey (71 % female and 29 % males), ranged between in age18 and 63 (M= 28.90±8.90), completed fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19S), perceived stress (PSS-10), DASS-21 scales and responded to one item concerning the self-blame regret. Results demonstrated that self-blame regret is positively correlated with fear of COVID-19, perceived stress and depressive symptoms. Moreover, serial multiple mediation analyses demonstrated that both fear of COVID-19 and perceived stress mediated in the relationship between self-blame regret and depression. Findings and implications are discussed.

Women: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth A. Brandwein
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Women In Politics ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Poverty And Inequality

This overview entry introduces the topic of women, beginning with general demographic information. The section on poverty and inequality, which follows, describes the gender differences and delineates some reasons why women are poor and unequal. Issues of childcare, welfare, and education are explored. Domestic violence and sexual assault are discussed, followed by a discussion of health and mental health issues affecting women. The role of women in politics is briefly explored. The entry concludes with a discussion of current trends and challenges, including implications for social justice.

scholarly journals Symptoms of anxiety/depression during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown in the community: longitudinal data from the TEMPO cohort in France

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Juhl Andersen ◽  
Murielle Mary-Krause ◽  
Joel José Herranz Bustamante ◽  
Mégane Héron ◽  
Tarik El Aarbaoui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Estimation Equations ◽  
Mental Health Difficulties ◽  
Health Situation ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Background To cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing restrictions where implemented in France, which could have led to social isolation. This is expected to have affected the mental health situation, including increasing risk of symptoms of anxiety and depression in the general population. Persons with prior mental health difficulties could be an especially vulnerable group, however, few studies have tested this empirically considering preexisting mental health difficulties. We examine the association between preexisting symptoms of anxiety/depression and anxiety/depression during lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal community sample. Methods A longitudinal follow-up during lockdown (data collection March–June 2020) was implemented among participants of the TEMPO cohort. Prior knowledge of anxiety/depression was included from prior waves of data collection. Generalized estimation equations models were used to estimate the association between preexisting symptoms of anxiety/depression and symptoms of anxiety/depression during lockdown among 662 mid-aged individuals. Results Individuals with symptoms of anxiety/depression measured prior to lockdown had 6.73 higher odds [95% CI = 4.45–10.17] of symptoms of anxiety/depression during lockdown. Additionally, the likelihood of symptoms of anxiety/depression during lockdown was elevated among women (OR = 2.07 [95% CI = 1.32–3.25]), subjects with low household income (OR = 2.28 [1.29–4.01]) and persons who reported being lonely (OR = 3.94 [95% CI = 2.47–6.28]). Conclusions Our study underlines the role of preexisting symptoms of anxiety/depression as a vulnerability factor of anxiety/depression during lockdown. Interventions focusing on individuals with mental health difficulties as well as people feeling lonely should be considered, to reduce the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals The specific and combined role of domestic violence and mental health disorders during pregnancy on new-born health

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Archanjo Ferraro ◽  
Luis Augusto Rohde ◽  
Guilherme Vanoni Polanczyk ◽  
Adriana Argeu ◽  
Euripides Constantino Miguel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Mental Health Disorders ◽  
New Born ◽  
Health Disorders

Domestic violence survivors’ empowerment and mental health: Exploring the role of the alliance with advocates.

2016 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Goodman ◽  
Jennifer E. Fauci ◽  
Cris M. Sullivan ◽  
Craig D. DiGiovanni ◽  
Joshua M. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors
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