TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - A cross-cultural understanding of depression among abused women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Wong, Janet Y. H.
A1  - Tiwari, Agnes
A1  - Fong, Daniel Y. T.
A1  - Bullock, Linda
SP  - 1371
EP  - 1396
VL  - 22
IS  - 11
N2  - Little research has addressed depression in abused women across cultures. This review examines depression and intimate partner violence (IPV) by comparing and contrasting the IPV definitions, family dynamics, coping, and expressions of depression of women in China, Japan, India, and the United States. <br><br>FINDINGS reveal that depression is expressed differently across cultures. Somatization is commonly found in Asian countries, but it is not properly assessed by existing Westernized depression assessment tools. In addition, cultural factors were shown to shape abused women's ways of adaptive coping. Cultural awareness and sensitivity are fundamental for successful assessment and intervention for abused women with depression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215624791
ID  - ref1
ER  -