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The process of reporting and peceiving support following exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood
- Authors:
- HOWELL Kathryn H., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(16), 2015, pp.2886-2907.
- Publisher:
- Sage
While a significant body of research suggests that exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) during childhood has severe and long-lasting consequences, little is known about how children cope with witnessing IPV, including who they tell about the violence, whether they receive support after disclosing, and the association between childhood disclosure and adulthood mental health. The current study examines these issues in 703 Swedish young adults who endorsed witnessing IPV during childhood. In this sample, 57% reported that they had ever confided in someone about the witnessed violence. The primary reason given for not disclosing was the belief that no one could do anything about it, which was endorsed by 41% of the young adults who kept the violence concealed. Individuals who disclosed the violence were most likely to tell a friend and least likely to use an anonymous hotline. Young adults with higher levels of depression were less likely to have disclosed IPV during their childhood. Individuals’ use of formal reporting outlets was endorsed infrequently, with only 5.2% recalling that they had personally reported the violence or someone else had reported it on their behalf. If such reports were filed, it was most likely to the police. These formal reports typically resulted in participants feeling that the problem continued anyway or that they were believed, but no changes were made. Given the infrequent use of formal reporting services, results suggest that for this sample, reporting outlets for IPV exposure may be underutilised and may not be perceived as beneficial. (Publisher abstract)
Mindfulness group therapy in primary care patients with depression, anxiety and stress and adjustment disorders: randomised controlled trial
- Authors:
- SUNDQUIS Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 206(2), 2015, pp.128-135.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Background: Individual-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is in short supply and expensive. Aims: The aim of this randomised controlled trial (RCT) was to compare mindfulness-based group therapy with treatment as usual (primarily individual-based CBT) in primary care patients with depressive, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders. Method: This 8-week RCT (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01476371) was conducted during spring 2012 at 16 general practices in Southern Sweden. Eligible patients (aged 20-64 years) scored ≥10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, ≥7 on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale or 13-34 on the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (self-rated version). The power calculations were based on non-inferiority. In total, 215 patients were randomised. Ordinal mixed models were used for the analysis. Results: For all scales and in both groups, the scores decreased significantly. There were no significant differences between the mindfulness and control groups. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based group therapy was non-inferior to treatment as usual for patients with depressive, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders. (Publisher abstract)