Prevalence and Characteristics of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women with Severe Mental Illness: A Prevalence Study in Spain

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 841-847

  González Cases, Juan ^a,d   Polo Usaola, Cristina ^a,b   González Aguado, Francisco ^a,c   López Gironés, Marisa ^a,b   Rullas Trincado, Margarita ^a,d   Fernández Liria, Alberto ^a,e  

^a Association of Psychiatrists of Spanish Association of Neuropsychiatry   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^d Psychosocial Rehabilitation Center   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abuse; Intimate partner violence; Mental illness; Prevalence; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPAIN; SPOUSE ABUSE;

EID: 84918842688     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: 15732789     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9703-1     Document Type: Article

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