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BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 56, 期 4, 页码 233-240出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.06.001
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anxiety; cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone; depression; intimate partner violence; posttraumatic stress disorder
Background: Although intimate partner violence (IPV) has a great impact on women's health, few studies have assessed the consequences on physiologic responses. Methods. Women abused by their intimate male partners either physically (n = 70) or psychologically (n = 46) were compared with nonabused control women (n = 46). Information about sociodemographic characteristics, smoking, pharmacologic treatment, lifetime history of victimization (childhood and adulthood), and mental health status (depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD) was obtained through structured interviews. Saliva samples were collected at 8 am and 8pm for 4 consecutive days to determine morning and evening basal levels of cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone WHEA). Results: Women who were victims of IPV bad more severe symptoms of depression, anxiety, and incidence of PTSD and higher levels of evening cortisol and morning and evening DHEA compared with control women. Intimate partner violence was the main factor predicting the alterations in hormonal levels after controlling for age, smoking, pbarmacologic treatment, and lifetime history of victimization. Mental health status did not have a mediating effect on the impact of IPV on hormonal levels. Conclusions: This study shows that both physical and psychological IPV have a significant impact on the endocrine systems of women.
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