Abstract
Objective to verify associations between the types of intimate partner violence and the domains of common mental disorders in women.Method cross-sectional study with 369 women. The information was obtained through the instruments Self-Reporting Questionnaire and Conflict Tactic Scales. To analyze the data, Pearson’s Chi-Square test, Fisher’s exact test and Odds Ratio were used.Results women who reported physical abuse with and without sequela were respectively 2.58 and 3.7 times more likely to have symptoms of anxious depressed mood. The chances of experiencing symptoms of decreased vital energy increased by 2.27 times with psychological aggression, 3.06 times with physical abuse without sequelae and 3.13 times with physical abuse with sequelae. Somatic symptoms did not show statistical association with the types of violence. The propensity to develop symptoms of depressive thoughts increased 3.11 times with psychological aggression, 6.13 times with physical aggression without sequelae, 2.47 times with sexual coercion and 7.3 times with physical aggression with sequelae.Conclusion the types of intimate partner violence are strongly associated with the domains of common mental disorders in women. This finding may contribute to more accurate interventions by health professionals to women victims of violence.
Highlights
Common mental disorders are manifested by symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatizations that interfere with the quality of life of the individuals presenting them, they do not meet the criteria necessary for the diagnosis of mood disorders recommended by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V) nor by the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)(1-3)
This study revealed that women who reported suffering physical abuse without severe sequelae and physical abuse with sequelae to a minor degree were more likely to present symptoms of anxious depressive mood
The different types and intensities of intimate partner violence are associated with the domains of common mental disorders in women, so that there was association between psychological, physical and sexual violence and symptoms of anxious depressed mood, decreased vital energy and depressive thoughts
Summary
Common mental disorders are manifested by symptoms of depression, anxiety and somatizations that interfere with the quality of life of the individuals presenting them, they do not meet the criteria necessary for the diagnosis of mood disorders recommended by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-V) nor by the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10)(1-3). These disorders are highly prevalent and affect people from all over the world[4,5,6]. People who feel unable to play a useful role in life, lose interest in things, feel useless and think of ending their own lives fall within the domain of depressive thoughts[11]
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