Annotated Bibliography: Domestic Violence and Mental Health Outcomes

This annotated bibliography examines the significant impact of domestic abuse on mental well-being. It synthesizes research from various studies, including cross-sectional surveys on men experiencing domestic violence and abuse, longitudinal studies on women and depression, and qualitative meta-syntheses on mental health services' responses to domestic violence. The bibliography also covers the effects of intimate partner violence on mental health outcomes, the impact of domestic violence during pregnancy, and the health disparities experienced by ethnic minority women. Key themes include anxiety, depression, PTSD, and the importance of recognizing the broader impacts of abusive relationships. The studies highlight the need for mental health professionals to address domestic violence and provide appropriate support to victims, considering the psychological and physical consequences of abuse, as well as the influence of factors like childhood abuse, economic poverty, and cultural factors.

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Annotated Bibliography -The Impact Domestic Violence has on Mental Well-being
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Annotated Bibliography -The Impact of Domestic Violence on Mental well-being
Domestic violence is an issue that is faced by numerous people, a number of whom suffer
in silence. Sufferers of continuous domestic violence are usually at jeopardy of suffering mental
illness. Such issues can make the situation worse since the abuser can accuse their partner of
being ‘mad’ or imagining things. Sometimes, it is a challenge for mental well-being
professionals as they may focus on the mental well-being issues and fail to recognize that the
heart of the actual problem is an abusive relationship. Professionals should recognize that people
that are in a relationship that is abusive may suffer from wider impacts especially if they do not
get the necessary support. Most victims of domestic abuse blame themselves for what is
happening yet this should not be the case. This leads to mental well-being issues like anxiety,
depression or even post-traumatic stress disorder. It is important that victims seek help;
otherwise they are at a risk of suffering from long-term mental well-being effects. The victims
end up coping with their stress by engaging in things like drugs, alcohol, over-eating or smoking
and this worsens the issue.
Hester, M., Ferrari, G., Jones, S. K., Williamson, E., Bacchus, L. J., Peters, T. J., & Feder, G.
(2015). Occurrence and impact of negative behaviour, including domestic violence and
abuse, in men attending UK primary care health clinics: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ
open, 5(5),e007141.
This article is about a study done to measure the impact of negative behavior including
domestic violence in men that were attending clinics dealing with primary health care in the
United Kingdom. The study is done using a cross-sectional questionnaire study that is done
between September 2010 and June 2011 in South West England. The study is done across 16
practices in the area. A total of 1403 patients participated in the study. The main outcome

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measures for this study are the negative behaviors that are consistent with domestic violence and
abuse and this include use of cannabis and binge drinking. The study also looks at how these
victims can suffer from anxiety and depression symptoms. The negative behaviors that were
experienced by the men include feeling scared and physically hurt. The men who experienced
these behaviors had been in relationships that were domestically violent or abusive. The study
concludes that presentation of symptoms like anxiety and depression are likely to be a sign of
male experience or even perpetration of domestic violence and abuse victimisation.
University of Montreal. (2015, March 31). Impact of domestic violence on women's mental
health. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 17, 2018 from
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150331074443.htm
The study looks at the effect of domestic violence on risk of mental well-being issues
especially depression. The researcher also studies the role that certain factors in the personal
history of a victim play. These factors are childhood abuse or economic poverty. The study
sample is drawn from a population of mothers who participate in a Longitudinal Twin Study
over a period of 10 years. The study considers those who have a history of depression and a
number of interviews are conducted over the ten years so that the researchers are able to
determine if the interviewees had suffered from domestic violence and mental well-being
disorders. A sample size of 1,052 mothers is used. The results show that more than a third of
women have suffered violence in the hands of their spouses and they had history of experiencing
child abuse, illicit substance abuse, early pregnancy, poverty and antisocial behaviors. These
victims were twice as likely to suffer depression. Domestic violence had a negative impact on
mood and different aspects of mental well-being.

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Trevillion, K., Hughes, B., Feder, G., Borschmann, R., Oram, S., & Howard, L. M. (2014).
Disclosure of domestic violence in mental well-being settings: A qualitative meta-
synthesis. International Review of Psychiatry, 26(4), 430-444.
The study was done because very little is known concerning how those in psychiatric
services respond to the patients who have experienced domestic violence. The qualitative meta-
synthesis therefore looks at those who used mental well-being services, were victims of domestic
violence and their experiences. A total of 22 biomedical literature and data bases are searched.
The qualitative study also includes users of mental well-being services who are aged 16 and have
experienced domestic violence. Another twelve studies was used to extract information on 140
women and 4 men using mental disorder services. It was noted that providers of mental well-
being services generally failed to acknowledge and disclose domestic violence and also to come
up with appropriate responses that made the safety of their patients a priority. The mental well-
being providers further failed to consider the role that domestic violence played in causing or
aggravating mental disorder. The study highlighted the need for mental well-being institutions to
come up with the necessary strategies and responses needed for domestic violence victims.
Tavoli, Z., Tavoli, A., Amirpour, R., Hosseini, R., & Montazeri, A. (2016). Quality of life in
women who were exposed to domestic violence during pregnancy. BMC pregnancy and
childbirth, 16(1), 19.
The study aimed to find out the quality of life of women who had been exposed to
domestic violence while pregnant. The sample was drawn from pregnant women who were
attending a tutoring hospital located in Lorestan which is in Iran. An Abusive Assessment Screen
questionnaire was used and the women were arranged as psychologically abused, physically
tortured and those who were non-tortured. A health survey form known as Short-form 36 was

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used to examine the value of life. The study made use of regression analysis to depict the
association that existed between one’s general well-being, mental well-being and other
independent factors that included age, how educated one is, violence type and parity. A sample
size of 230 women was agreeable to participate in the study. 149 women had experienced
psychological or physical violence while pregnant. There was a startling disparity between
abused victims and the non-tortured. In conclusion, it was evident that domestic violence
occurring in women who were pregnant had adverse effects on quality of life and this even led to
mental well-being issues.
Lagdon, S., Armour, C., & Stringer, M. (2014). Adult experience of mental well-being outcomes
as a result of intimate partner violence victimisation: a systematic review. European
journal of psychotraumatology, 5(1), 24794.
Intimate Partner Violence leads to adverse mental well-being issues. A number of studies
that have been done mainly focus on the impact of physical violence on mental well-being yet
there are other types of violence. The study was done in order to review literature that would
identify impact of intimate partner violence on different mental well-being outcomes. 11
electronic databases were reviewed and 58 papers from these data bases looked at. The findings
suggested that intimate partner violence can have adverse effects on mental well-being as
compared to the people who had not experienced intimate partner violence or people who were
experiencing other traumatic incidences. Mental well-being issues associated with intimate
partner violence were mainly depression, post traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. Severe
exposure to intimate partner violence would have more adverse effects on mental well-being.
The effects that psychological torture on mental well-being was more pronounced that had been
assumed originally.

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Stockman, J. K., Hayashi, H., & Campbell, J. C. (2015). Intimate partner violence and its health
impact on ethnic minority women. Journal of Women's Health, 24(1), 62-79.
The study looked at the effect of intimate partner violence on health in ethnic minority
women. The study was done by reviewing 36 studies in the United States on conditions that
happened as a result of intimate partner violence. These included eating disorders, mental
disorders and reproductive health conditions among ethnic minorities like the Native Americans,
African Americans and Hispanics. Many of the studies did not use effective sample sizes of
ethnic minority women or lacked effective statistical techniques that would look at the disparity
between different minority and non-minority groups. Few studies looked at ethnic minorities.
The obtainable statistics however showed proof of health disparities that can be linked to
minorities and intimate partner violence. Responding to the health needs of minorities requires
that social, structural and cultural factors be considered and that there be patient and health care
provider communication.