The Impact of Violence and Abuse on Women's Physical Health: Can Trauma-Informed Treatment Make a Difference?

Autor/inn/en	Weissbecker, Inka; Clark, Colleen
Titel	The Impact of Violence and Abuse on Women's Physical Health: Can Trauma-Informed Treatment Make a Difference?
Quelle	In: Journal of Community Psychology, 35 (2007) 7, S.909-923 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-4392
DOI	10.1002/jcop.20189
Schlagwörter	Medical Services; Females; Physical Health; Health Behavior; Violence; Trauma; Correlation; Health Services; Mental Health; Predictor Variables; Interpersonal Relationship; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Severity (of Disability); Access to Health Care; Mental Disorders; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Prevention; Substance Abuse; Alcohol Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Arzt; Weibliches Geschlecht; Gesundheitszustand; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gewalt; Korrelation; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Psychohygiene; Prädiktor; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Schweregrad; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	A history of traumatic experiences has been associated with poor physical health. This study examined associations between trauma and physical health, as well as changes in physical health over time, in women with co-occurring disorders and histories of violence who received either integrated trauma-informed services or usual care. Results revealed that women who had experienced more severe trauma also suffered worse physical health and were more likely to engage in poor health behaviors. Receiving behavioral health care services was associated with improved physical health and health behaviors. Predictors of physical health improvements included reduced interpersonal abuse, reduced severity of posttraumatic symptoms, improved health behaviors, and adequate access to medical care. Implications for primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are discussed. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10