Investigating exposure to violence and mental health in a diverse urban community sample: data from the South East London Community Health (SELCoH) survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General population surveys have seldom examined violence as a multidimensional concept and in relation to an array of mental disorders.

Methods

Data from the South East London Community Health Study was used to examine the prevalence, overlap and distribution of proximal witnessed, victimised and perpetrated violence and their association with current mental disorders. We further investigated the cumulative effect of lifetime exposure to violence on current mental disorders. Unadjusted and adjusted (for confounders and violence) models were examined.

Results

In the last twelve months, 7.4% reported witnessing violence, 6.3% victimisation and 3.2% perpetration of violence. There was a significant overlap across violence types, with some shared correlates acr

SUBMITTER: Kadra G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3972242 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature