TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the connections between intimate partner domestic violence and mental health within the European context
T2 - implications for innovative practice
AU - Ramon, Shulamit
AU - Vakalopoulou, Athina
AU - Lloyd, Michele
AU - Rollè, Luca
AU - Roszcynskya-Michta, Joanna
AU - Videmšek, Petra
N1 - This material has been published in Dailogue in Praxis: A Social Work International Journal, by the Interuniversity Centre, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
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PY - 2015/5
Y1 - 2015/5
N2 - The article highlights the traumatic impact of Intimate Partner Domestic Violence (IPDV) on women, the complexity of their responses and the connections between IPDV and mental ill health in the European context. Prevalence statistics indicate the scale of both IPDV and of mental ill health among IPDV women victims, as well as highlighting the impact of societal attitudes on disclosure. The paper highlights gaps in existing service responses which seek to break down the barriers preventing women from using services are identified. The potential of applying the new models of recovery being modelled in mental health to women experiencing IPDV is explored
AB - The article highlights the traumatic impact of Intimate Partner Domestic Violence (IPDV) on women, the complexity of their responses and the connections between IPDV and mental ill health in the European context. Prevalence statistics indicate the scale of both IPDV and of mental ill health among IPDV women victims, as well as highlighting the impact of societal attitudes on disclosure. The paper highlights gaps in existing service responses which seek to break down the barriers preventing women from using services are identified. The potential of applying the new models of recovery being modelled in mental health to women experiencing IPDV is explored
KW - domestic violence, mental health
M3 - Article
VL - 4 (17)
JO - Dialogue in Praxis
JF - Dialogue in Praxis
IS - 1-2 (28-29)
ER -