Partner violence screening in mental health.

Gen Hosp Psychiatry

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and General Internal Medicine, Magee-Womens Research Institute, and Center for Research in Health Care, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.

Published: July 2011

Objective: To study a mental health sample to assess (1) the prevalence of physical, sexual and emotional intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and perpetration, (2) the extent this sample reported being asked about IPV by mental health clinicians and (3) how prevalence and screening rates varied by gender.

Method: Women and men receiving services at a large psychiatric facility completed anonymous written questionnaires.

Results: A total of 524 adults were approached for study participation, and 428 (158 men, 270 women) completed a survey. Over half (51%) of participants experienced some form of IPV; 63% of women and 32% of men reported IPV victimization. Experience of IPV was more likely if participants were women and had diagnoses of posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorder or bipolar disorder. Both women (33%) and men (16%) reported perpetrating IPV. The reported IPV screening rate by mental health providers was 44% for the whole sample (women: 55%; men: 27%).

Conclusion: IPV victimization and perpetration is a prevalent problem among women and men receiving mental health services. Clinicians are missing opportunities to screen for IPV as part of mental health evaluation and treatment.

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