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YOKOTA Jinko
Department School of Medicine, School of Medicine Position Associate Professor |
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| Article types | Original article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Sexual Violence as a Key Contributor to Poor Mental Health Among Japanese Women Subjected to Intimate Partner Violence. |
| Journal | Formal name：Journal of women's health Abbreviation：J Womens Health (Larchmt) ISSN code：1931843X/15409996 |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 27(5),pp.716-723 |
| Author and coauthor | Honda Tomoko†, Wynter Karen, Yokota Jinko, Tran Thach, Ujiie Yuri, Niwa Madoka, Nakayama Michi, Ito Fumie, Kim Yoshiharu, Fisher Jane, Kamo Toshiko |
| Publication date | 2018/05 |
| Summary | OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) on mental health among Japanese women and to explore to what extent sexual IPV is an important contributor to the severity of mental health problems in comparison with physical and psychological IPV.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of the medical records of participants during psychiatric consultation at the Institute of Women's Health, Tokyo Women's Medical University, including 62 women who experienced IPV without sexual violence and 83 women who experienced IPV with sexual violence. Mental health problems were compared, including anxiety, depression, suicidality, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and dissociative experiences.RESULTS:The results demonstrated a higher incidence and severity of somatic symptoms, insomnia, social dysfunction, severe depression and suicidality, PTSD, and dissociative experiences among women in the sexual IPV group than in the women who experienced IPV without sexual violence. In analyzing the relative contribution of sexual, physical, and psychological violence to the severity of mental health problems of the survivors, results indicated that sexual violence was an independent predictor of both PTSD and dissociative experiences.CONCLUSIONS:The present research showed that significant adverse effects on mental health were observed among women who experienced IPV with sexual violence compared with the ones without. These findings provide important implications for considering the specific approaches to meet the needs of those women experiencing sexual IPV and the need for timely and effective interventions, including healthcare, social services, and primary prevention. |
| DOI | 10.1089/jwh.2016.6276 |
| PMID | 28880713 |