Experiences of domestic violence and mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the extent to which being a victim of domestic violence is associated with different mental disorders in men and women. We aimed to estimate the prevalence and odds of being a victim of domestic violence by diagnostic category and sex.

Methods

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Eighteen biomedical and social sciences databases (including MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO); journal hand searches; scrutiny of references and citation tracking of included articles; expert recommendations, and an update of a systematic review on victimisation and mental disorder.

Inclusion criteria

observational and intervention studies reporting prevalence or odds of being a victim of domestic violence in men and women (a

SUBMITTER: Trevillion K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3530507 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature