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Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers To Mental Health Care for Ethnically Diverse Populations of Women
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Ethnically diverse populations of women, particularly survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), experience many barriers to mental health care. The search terms ‘‘women’’ and ‘‘domestic violence or IPV’’ and ‘‘mental health care’’ were used as a means to review the literature regarding barriers to mental health care and minority women. Abstracts chosen for further review included research studies with findings on women of one or more ethnic minority groups, potential barriers to accessing mental health care, and a nonexclusive focus on IPV. Fifty-five articles were selected for this review. Identified barriers included a variety of patient, provider, and health system/community factors. Attention to the barriers to mental health care for ethnically diverse survivors of IPV can help inform the development of more effective strategies for health care practice and policy.
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“Moreover, studies have shown that survivors of IPV encounter significant barriers to accessing health care, contributing to persistent health inequities [11–13].”
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“Yet, women who experience violence often face numerous barriers to health care services, particularly marginalized or minority women experiencing intersecting health and social inequities (Rodríguez, Valentine, Son, & Muhammad, 2009).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rodríguez, M., Valentine, J. M., Son, J. B., & Muhammad, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Corresponding author
- Rodríguez, Michael
- ORCID
- Rodríguez, Michael
- Venue
- Trauma, Violence, & Abuse
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2009-07-28
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 358-374
- ISSN
- 1524-8380 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8324
- PMC
- PMC2761218
- OpenAlex
- W2124033567
- Cited by
- 153
- References
- 58
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- FWCI
- 4.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Trauma Violence & Abuse (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5p20md000148-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (P50MH073453)
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (P20-MD000148)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
- Keywords
- intimate partner violence, domestic violence, barriers to mental health care, ethnic minority women, access to mental health care, health disparities, health care access, health policy
- MeSH terms
- Communication Barriers, Counseling, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Patient Education as Topic, Socioeconomic Factors, Spouse Abuse, United States, Women's Health, Battered Women
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