TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - A study to assess the domestic violence in mental illness and normal married women
JO  - International journal of medical research and health sciences
A1  - Srivastava, Jyoti
A1  - Sharma, Indira
A1  - Khanna, Anuradha
SP  - 560
EP  - 560
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
N2  - Background    Domestic violence against women is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world today. According to UNiTE to End Violence against Women (2009) by UN Women, In the United States, one-third of women murdered each year are killed by intimate partners. In South Africa, a woman is killed every 6 hours by an intimate partner.     The Objective    To assess the magnitude and causes of domestic violence with mental illness & normal women.     Material & Methods    The sample of study comprised of 50 women with mental illness and 50 normal women. Mental illness patients diagnosed according to with Axis one psychiatric Disorder DSM IV-TR, who were selected from the Psychiatry OPD and ward of the S.S. Hospital, BHU and normal women were be selected from the accompany with patients of Sir Sunder Lal Hospital. The patients were assessed on the structured questionnaire on Domestic Violence. <br><br>RESULTS    The domestic violence present in married women with mental illness was 72% and normal women were 36%. Perceived causes of domestic violence in married women with mental illness were more compared to those with normal women. The health care personnel should be given an opportunity to update their knowledge regarding domestic violence and there is need education for domestic violence and cessation, so that they can help the women to protect/prevent domestic violence.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2319-5886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/2319-5886.2014.00396.8
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