Domestic and sexual violence against patients with severe mental illness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Domestic and sexual violence are significant public health problems but little is known about the extent to which men and women with severe mental illness (SMI) are at risk compared with the general population. We aimed to compare the prevalence and impact of violence against SMI patients and the general population.

Method

Three hundred and three randomly recruited psychiatric patients, in contact with community services for ⩾ 1 year, were interviewed using the British Crime Survey domestic/sexual violence questionnaire. Prevalence and correlates of violence in this sample were compared with those from 22 606 general population controls participating in the contemporaneous 2011/12 national crime survey.

Results

Past-year domestic violence was reported by 27

SUBMITTER: Khalifeh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4413870 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature