The high prevalence and severity of intimate partner

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Evidence profile

Stated in the abstract and cells research gap sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2017 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 63 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps

• The Use of Children as a Tactic of Intimate Partner Violence and its Relationship to Survivors’ Mental Health (2021) · Journal of Family Violence · cited 27× · doi

  Abstract Although prior research has established that intimate partner violence (IPV) often leads to increased depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), little is known about how often abusive partners and ex-partners use survivors’ children as an abuse tactic, nor whether this form of IPV also is detrimental to survivors’ mental health.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: often partners survivors abstract prior established intimate partner violence leads increased depression anxiety post traumatic
• The Effectiveness of Intervention Programs for Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence with Substance Abuse and/or Mental Disorders: A Systematic Review (2024) · Trauma Violence & Abuse · cited 19× · doi

  Despite the high prevalence and severity of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration among men with mental health (MH) problems and substance use (SU), there is limited evidence on the most effective ways to reduce IPV within these groups.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: despite high prevalence severity intimate partner violence perpetration among mental health problems substance there limited
• Associations between Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior among Women Attending Antenatal and General Outpatients Hospital Services in Thailand (2017) · Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice · cited 17× · doi

  BACKGROUND: Battered women are exposed to multiple types and different severity of intimate partner abuse, however, little is known about the relationship between severity and different types of intimate partner violence (IPV) (physical, sexual, psychological, and danger) and symptoms of depression and suicidal behavior in a sample of women attending antenatal care or general outpatient hospital services in Thailand.

  generalstated in abstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: women types different severity intimate partner background battered exposed multiple abuse little known relationship violence
• Intimate partner violence and its association with symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder among HIV-negative cisgender sexual minority men in the United States (2026) · Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services · doi

  There is a lack of research on the association between intimate partner violence and mental health among HIV-negative cisgender sexual minority men. - Prior research has focused on the prevalence of IPV and mental health problems among sexual minority men, but has not examined the relationship between these variables.

  generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there lack research association between intimate partner violence

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