Intimate partner violence and incident depressive symptoms and suicide attempts: a systematic review of longitudinal studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression and suicide are responsible for a substantial burden of disease globally. Evidence suggests that intimate partner violence (IPV) experience is associated with increased risk of depression, but also that people with mental disorders are at increased risk of violence. We aimed to investigate the extent to which IPV experience is associated with incident depression and suicide attempts, and vice versa, in both women and men.

Methods and findings

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies published before February 1, 2013. More than 22,000 records from 20 databases were searched for studies examining physical and/or sexual intimate partner or dating violence and symptoms of depression, diagnosed major depressive disorder, dys

SUBMITTER: Devries KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646718 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature