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[Prevalence of stalking in Germany]
Harald Dressing1, Christine Kuehner, Peter Gass
1Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, Universität Heidelberg. dressing@zi-mannheim.de
Aims:
The present study aimed at gathering information on the lifetime prevalence and impact of stalking on victims in a German community.
Methods:
A postal survey was sent to 1000 men and 1000 women who were sampled randomly from the inhabitant register.
Results:
The lifetime prevalence of being a stalking victim was at 11.6 %. Compared to non-victims, stalking victims scored significantly poorer on the WHO-5 well-being index.
Conclusions:
Stalking seems to be a relevant problem in Germany. Physicians have to become experts in this issue since victims frequently ask them for help.
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