Latent profiles of PTSD symptoms in women exposed to intimate partner violence

2015 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire L. Hebenstreit ◽  
Shira Maguen ◽  
Kelly H. Koo ◽  
Anne P. DePrince
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Latent Profiles

Women’s Appraisals of Intimate Partner Violence Stressfulness and Their Relationship to Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia Martinez-Torteya ◽  
G. Anne Bogat ◽  
Alexander von Eye ◽  
Alytia A. Levendosky ◽  
William S. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Functioning ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
The Impact

Intimate partner violence (IPV) increases risk for depressive and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Most studies use a dose–response approach to examine the impact of IPV on mental health, but they often fail to explain mental health outcome specificity as well as to assess the impact of women’s subjective appraisals. The present research examined women’s IPV stressfulness appraisals and their psychological functioning (depressive and PTSD symptoms). Results indicate that IPV stressfulness appraisals are associated with depressive symptoms over and above frequency and severity of IPV. PTSD symptoms were associated with frequent and stressful IPV. Women who experienced highly frequent and highly stressful IPV were most likely to display comorbid depressive and PTSD symptoms. Results underscore the importance of women’s subjective experiences and the heterogeneity of women’s responses to IPV.

PTSD Symptoms in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alytia A. Levendosky ◽  
G. Anne Bogat ◽  
Cecilia Martinez-Torteya
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms

Trauma exposure, PTSD symptoms, and presenting clinical problems among male perpetrators of intimate partner violence.

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua N. Semiatin ◽  
Steffany Torres ◽  
Adam D. LaMotte ◽  
Galina A. Portnoy ◽  
Christopher M. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Trauma Exposure ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Male Perpetrators ◽  
Clinical Problems

Intimate Partner Violence and PTSD: The Moderating Role of Emotion-Focused Coping

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 604-616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Lilly ◽  
Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Violence Exposure ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Moderating Role

Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects millions of women every year, often resulting in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The strength of the relationship between IPV and PTSD has been shown to be affected by factors such as the amount of violence exposure and the style of coping in which the individual engages. For example, emotion-focused coping has been shown to be strongly related to IPV exposure and the expression of PTSD symptoms. This topic was explored in IPV survivors, with the finding that more frequent use of emotion-focused coping was associated with both higher violence exposure and heightened PTSD symptoms. Regression analyses revealed that emotion-focused coping moderated the relationship between IPV exposure and PTSD symptoms. More specifically, the results suggest that while individuals low on emotion-focused coping had fewer PTSD symptoms than women who frequently used emotion-focused coping, these individuals reported higher PTSD symptoms in the presence of frequent violence exposure. For individuals who frequently engaged in emotion-focused coping, violence exposure was less strongly associated with symptoms of PTSD.

scholarly journals Reducing PTSD symptoms through a gender norms and economic empowerment intervention to reduce intimate partner violence: a randomized controlled pilot study in Côte D'Ivoire

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Annan ◽  
K. Falb ◽  
D. Kpebo ◽  
M. Hossain ◽  
J. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
The Impact

Background.Women living in war-affected contexts face high levels of gender-based violence, including intimate partner violence (Stark & Ager, 2011). Despite well-documented negative consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Garcia-Moreno et al. 2006; Steel et al. 2009), evidence remains thin regarding intervention effectiveness to mitigate consequences in these settings.Methods.This study used a two-armed parallel pilot randomized controlled trial to compare the impact of a group savings only (control) to gender dialogue groups added to group savings (treatment) on women's symptoms of PTSD in northwestern Côte d'Ivoire. Eligible Ivorian women (18+ years, no prior experience with group savings) were invited to participate and 1198 were randomized into treatment groups.Results.In the ITT analyses, women in the treatment arm had significantly fewer PTSD symptoms relative to the control arm (β: −0.12; 95% CI: −0.20 to −0.03; p = 0.005). Partnered women in the treatment arm who had not experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) at baseline had significantly fewer PTSD symptoms than the control arm (β = −0.12; 95% CI: −0.21 to −0.03; p = 0.008), while those who had experienced IPV did not show significant differences between treatment and control arms (β = −0.09; 95% CI: −0.29 to 0.11; p = 0.40).Conclusions.Adding a couples gender discussion group to a women's savings group significantly reduced women's PTSD symptoms overall. Different patterns emerge for women who experienced IPV at baseline v. those who did not. More research is needed on interventions to improve mental health symptoms for women with and without IPV experiences in settings affected by conflict.

PTSD Symptoms Among Men and Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Risk and Protective Factors

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 625-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann L. Coker ◽  
Rebecca Weston ◽  
Daniel L. Creson ◽  
Blair Justice ◽  
Patricia Blakeney
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ptsd Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sectional Analysis ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this cross-sectional analysis of the National Violence Against Women Survey was to characterize current symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among 185 men and 369 women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). In this subsample, 24% of women and 20% of men had current moderate-to-severe PTSD symptoms. PTSD scores were higher for women than men. Protective factors that appear to increase resiliency of survivors were higher education and income, being currently married, and reporting that IPV had stopped. Higher physical or psychological IPV scores, current depressive symptoms, and the survivor having left the relationship at least once were associated with risk of moderate-to-severe symptoms of PTSD. Protective factors may be used to boost resiliency of IPV survivors and reduce PTSD symptoms.

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