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Julianne C Hellmuth1, Kristina Coop Gordon, Todd M Moore
1Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
Background And Objectives:
We examined the moderating effect of women's alcohol misuse on the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and postpartum depression.
Methods:
Self-report data were collected from 122 women. Analyses controlled for women's baseline depression severity and partner alcohol misuse.
Results:
Women's alcohol misuse moderated the relationship between psychological IPV victimization and postpartum depression only at high levels of the moderator.
Discussion And Conclusions:
Findings highlight the mental health risk posed by the combination of psychological IPV and alcohol misuse postpartum.
Scientific Significance:
Findings emphasize the need to investigate the understudied topic of women's postpartum alcohol misuse.
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