People with mental illness are at increased risk of
intimate partner violence (IPV) victimisation, but little is known about their
risk for different forms of IPV, related health impact and help-seeking.
We analysed data from 23 222 adult participants in the
2010/2011 British Crime Survey using multivariate logistic regression.
Past-year IPV was reported by 21% and 10% of women and
men with CMI, respectively. The adjusted relative odds for emotional, physical
and sexual IPV among women with versus without CMI were 2.8 (CI = 1.9–4.0), 2.6
(CI = 1.6–4.3) and 5.4 (CI = 2.4–11.9), respectively. People with CMI were more
likely to attempt suicide as result of IPV, less
likely to seek help from informal networks and more
likely to seek help exclusively from health professionals.
People with CMI are not only at increased risk of all
forms of IPV, but they are more likely to suffer subsequent ill health and to
disclose exclusively to health professionals. Therefore, health professionals
play a key role in addressing IPV in this population.
Hind Khalifeh, MSc MRCPsych, Mental Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, London; Sian Oram, PhD, Kylee Trevillion, PhD, Section of Women's Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London; Sonia Johnson, PhD, MRCPsych, Mental Health Sciences Unit, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, London; Louise M. Howard, PhD, MRCPsych, Section of Women's Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
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