@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of experiences of domestic violence among psychiatric patients: systematic review",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2013",
author="Oram, S. and Trevillion, K. and Feder, G. and Howard, L. M.",
volume="202",
number="",
pages="94-99",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Domestic violence has been linked with many mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders and psychosis. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence (adult lifetime and past year) of different types of domestic violence experienced by men and women receiving psychiatric treatment. METHOD: In a systematic review, a search of 18 electronic databases was supplemented by hand searching, citation tracking and updating a recent systematic review of criminal victimisation in psychiatric populations. Two reviewers independently extracted data and appraised study quality. RESULTS: Forty-two studies were included. The median prevalence of lifetime partner violence reported in high-quality papers was 30% (interquartile range (IQR) 26-39) among female in-patients and 33% (IQR 21-53) among female out-patients. Among male patients, one high-quality study reported a lifetime prevalence of 32% across mixed psychiatric settings. No study included a control group. CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric patients experience a high prevalence of domestic violence but there is limited information on family (non-partner) domestic violence, the prevalence of emotional abuse and the extent of risk compared with non-psychiatric controls.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.112.109934",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.112.109934"
}