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Intimate Partner Violence and Incident Depressive Symptoms and Suicide Attempts: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies

PLoS Medicine · 2013 · Vol. 10(5) · pp. e1001439–e1001439

Karen Devries✉(University of London)Joelle Mak(University of London)Loraine Bacchus(University of London)Jennifer Child(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Gail Falder(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)Max Petzold(University of Gothenburg)Jill Astbury(Monash University)Charlotte Watts(University of London)

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Abstract

In women, IPV was associated with incident depressive symptoms, and depressive symptoms with incident IPV. IPV was associated with incident suicide attempts. In men, few studies were conducted, but evidence suggested IPV was associated with incident depressive symptoms. There was no clear evidence of association with suicide attempts.

Intimate Partner and Family Violence Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse Child Abuse and TraumaDepression (economics)MedicineDomestic violencePoison controlPsychiatryMeta-analysisOdds ratioSuicide preventionInjury preventionMajor depressive disorder