Citation

Rose LC, Alhusen J, Bhandari S, Soeken K, Marcantonio K, Bullock L, Sharps P. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2010; 31(2): 103-111.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, 525 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. lrose2@son.jhmi.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/01612840903254834

PMID

20070224

PMCID

PMC3027203

Abstract

The mental health consequences of living with intimate partner violence (IPV) are substantial. Despite the growing awareness of the incidence of depression and PTSD in women experiencing IPV, few studies have examined prospectively the experience of IPV during pregnancy and the impact of the abuse on women's mental health. As a component of a larger clinical trial of an intervention for pregnant abused women, 27 women participated in a qualitative study of their responses to the abuse in the context of pregnancy and parenting. Results indicate that women's changing perceptions of self was related to mental distress, mental health, or both mental distress and mental health.

Language: en