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Citation |
Lucea MB, Francis L, Sabri B, Campbell JC, Campbell DW. Issues Ment. Health Nurs. 2012; 33(8): 513-521. |
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Affiliation |
Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing, Community and Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland , USA. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2012, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group) |
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PMID |
22849778 |
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Abstract |
We assessed the influence of intimate partner violence (IPV), depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on disordered eating patterns (DE) among women of African descent through a comparative case-control study (N = 790) in Baltimore, MD, and St. Thomas and St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, from 2009-2011. IPV, depression and PTSD were independent risk factors in the full sample. The relationship between IPV and DE was partially mediated by depression. The influence of risk for lethality from violence was fully mediated by depression. IPV should be considered in research and treatment of DE and both IPV and DE should be assessed when the other or depression is detected. Language: en |