Intimate Partner Violence and Hurricane Katrina: Predictors and Associated Mental Health Outcomes

This study sought to establish the prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization in the 6 months before and after Hurricane Katrina. Participants were 445 married or cohabiting persons who were living in the 23 southernmost counties of Mississippi at the time of Hurrican...

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Published in:	Violence and victims Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 588 - 603
Main Authors:	Schumacher, Julie A., Coffey, Scott F., Norris, Fran H., Tracy, Melissa, Clements, Kahni, Galea, Sandro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Springer Publishing Company 01.01.2010
Subjects:	Adult Attainment Battered Women - statistics & numerical data Behavioral Sciences Cohabitation Comorbidity Confidence intervals Counseling Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data Cyclonic Storms Depression - epidemiology Disasters Domestic violence Educational attainment Emotional abuse Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data Female Floods Health status Humans Hurricanes Interpersonal Relations Interviews Intimate partner violence Male Marital Status Marriage and Family Counselling Mens health Mental Disorders - epidemiology Mental health Methodology (Data Collection) Middle Aged Mississippi - epidemiology Natural Disasters Partner Abuse Policy, Social Justice, and Human Rights Post traumatic stress disorder Prevalence Psychology Public health Risk Factors Social and Personality Psychology Social Work Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data Storm damage Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology Stress, Psychological - epidemiology Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Victimization Victims Women Young Adult Mississippi United States > US INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE DISASTERS POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER DEPRESSION PARTNER VIOLENCE AND HURRICANE KATRINA
ISSN:	0886-6708, 1945-7073, 0886-6708
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