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Psychiatric disorders of abused women at a shelter
C G West1, A Fernandez, J R Hillard
1Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Cincinnati Medical College, Ohio 45267-0559.
The Psychiatric Quarterly
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Thirty physically abused women were randomly selected from the population of a local women's shelter and evaluated by psychiatric interview and psychiatric rating scales. High prevalences of major depression disorder (37%) and PTSD (47%) were determined. Furthermore, these disorders were found to be positively associated. These results suggest the need for immediate availability of psychiatric services at such shelters along with further study of their populations and possible intervention strategies.