@article{ref1,
title="Mental health of women who suffer intimate partner violence during pregnancy",
journal="Investigación y educación en enfermería",
year="2014",
author="Fonseca-Machado, Mariana de Oliveira and Alves, Lisiane Camargo and Freitas, Patrícia Scotini and Monteiro, Juliana Cristina dos Santos and Gomes-Sponholz, Flávia Azevedo",
volume="32",
number="2",
pages="e19968-e19968",
abstract="Mental health of women who suffer intimate partner violence dObjective. To identify the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy and mental disorders in women in the pregnancy-puerperal cycle. <br><br>METHOD. A review was conducted of papers published in Portuguese, English and Spanish regarding the study theme. The databases explored were PubMed, CINAHL, LILACS and PsycINFO. <br><br>RESULTS. The 17 included papers studied the relationship between IPV and: pre- and postpartum depression (41%); pregnancy anxiety (23%) and pregnancy posttraumatic stress disorder (12%). None of the studies investigated the association between IPV and suicidal ideation. <br><br>CONCLUSION. IPV against women during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle causes negative impacts on mental health. Concrete actions shall be proposed regarding the prevention, identification and treatment of women exposed to IPV during their pregnancy period. Key words:  spouse abuse; pregnancy; postpartum period; mental  health;<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0120-5307",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}