Tag: Domestic Violence
CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Intimate Partner Violence
IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight
USPSTF Recommends Screening for Domestic Violence in Pregnant, Postpartum Women
Current evidence is inadequate for assessing balance of benefits, harms of screening for caregiver abuse and neglect in older, vulnerable adults
2018 to 2021 Saw No Change in Rates of Intimate Partner Homicide Among Women
Racial disparities among intimate partner homicide victims widened during 2020 to 2021 versus 2018 to 2019
Perinatal Suicide Tied to Intimate Partner Problems, Depression, Substance Use
12.4 percent of postpartum suicide decedents had postpartum depression
12.0 Percent of Child Firearm Homicides Are Related to Intimate Partner Violence
Child firearm homicides have greater odds of involving IPV when precipitated by conflict, crisis, co-occurring with perpetrator suicide
Domestic Abuse Tied to Higher Risk for New Atopic Disease
Higher risk seen for asthma, atopic eczema, and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
Intimate Partner Violence Early in Pandemic Affected Mental Health
Experiencing intimate partner violence early in pandemic associated with higher endorsement of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms
Risk for Interpersonal Violence Up for Pregnant People With Schizophrenia
Findings seen during perinatal period, with increased relative risks during pregnancy period and first year postpartum
Childhood Maltreatment Is Partial Causal Factor for Later Mental Health Problems
Link seen across wide range of psychiatric disorders
Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
Furthermore, intimate partner violence tied to lower likelihood of achieving viral suppression among HIV-positive women
