TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Recent violence in a community-based sample of homeless and unstably housed women with high levels of psychiatric comorbidity
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Riley, Elise D.
A1  - Cohen, Jennifer
A1  - Knight, Kelly R.
A1  - Decker, Alyson
A1  - Marson, Kara
A1  - Shumway, Martha
SP  - 1657
EP  - 1663
VL  - 104
IS  - 9
N2  - OBJECTIVEs. We determined associations between co-occurring psychiatric conditions and violence against homeless and unstably housed women. <br><br>METHODS. Between 2008 and 2010, we interviewed homeless and unstably housed women recruited from community venues about violence, socioeconomic factors, and psychiatric conditions. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine independent correlates of violence. <br><br>RESULTS. Among 291 women, 97% screened positive for 1 or more psychiatric conditions. Types of violence perpetrated by primary partners and persons who were not primary partners (non-primary partners) included emotional violence (24% vs 50%; P < .01), physical violence (11% vs 19%; P < .01), and sexual violence (7% vs 22%; P < .01). The odds of primary partner and non-primary partner violence increased with each additional psychiatric diagnosis and decreasing levels of social isolation. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. All types of violence were more commonly perpetrated by non-primary partners, suggesting that an exclusive focus on domestic violence screening in health care or social service settings will miss most of the violence in this population. Contrary to some previous studies, the odds of violence decreased as social isolation increased, suggesting that social isolation may be protective in homeless and unstably housed communities with high levels of comorbidity and limited options. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print July 17, 2014: e1-e7. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301958).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2014.301958
ID  - ref1
ER  -