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Published on: March 8, 2018
[Psychopathological profile of battered women according to age]
Belén Sarasua1, Irene Zubizarreta, Enrique Echeburúa
1Centro de Violencia de Género, Programa de Asistencia Psicológica de la Diputación Foral de Alava y del Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Abstract:
In this paper, differential psychopathological consequences in battered women according to age were analysed in a sample of 148 victims seeking psychological treatment in a Family Violence Centre. The younger victims exposed to intimate partner violence suffered more often from physical violence and were at higher risk for their lives than the older ones. The prevalence rate of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was higher (42%) in the younger victims than in the older ones (27%). Likewise, younger victims were affected by more depressive symptoms and lower self-esteem than the older ones. The severity of PTSD in the younger victims was related to the presence of forced sexual relationship but in the older ones, it was related to the perceived threat to their lives. Implications of this study for clinical practice and future research in this field are commented upon.
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