SynthesisSocial science & medicine (1982)2012
Intimate partner violence against adult women and its association with major depressive disorder, depressive symptoms and postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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232 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postpartum Suicidality beyond Depression: a Systematic Review of Risk Profiles and Prevention Gaps.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Pooled it
- Intimate partner violence and mental disorders among women: an umbrella review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for postpartum depression: an umbrella review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Intimate Partner Violence and Subsequent Depression in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of depression in Sri Lanka: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Pooled it
- The Trauma and Mental Health Impacts of Coercive Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence and correlates of perinatal depression.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2023Pooled it
- An ecological approach to understanding the impact of sexual violence: a systematic meta-review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Landscaping the evidence of intimate partner violence and postpartum depression: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
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- Can mental health treatments help prevent or reduce intimate partner violence in low- and middle-income countries? A systematic review.BMC women's health · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review of mental health disorders and intimate partner violence victimisation among military populations.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
- Association between stigma towards HIV and MSM and intimate partner violence among newly HIV-diagnosed Chinese men who have sex with men.BMC public health · 2020Trial
- Examining Associations Between Strangulation and Depressive Symptoms in Women With Intimate Partner Violence Histories.Violence and victims · 2018Trial
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- A safety app to respond to dating violence for college women and their friends: the MyPlan study randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- More expansive state supplemental nutrition assistance program eligibility, intimate partner violence, and mental health during the preconception, prenatal, and postpartum periods.SSM - population health · 2026Article
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- Addressing sexual violence: A FIGO Committee on Women Facing Crises consensus statement.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
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Abstract
To date, few systematic reviews of observational studies have been conducted to comprehensively evaluate the co-morbidity of intimate partner violence (IPV) and specific depression outcomes in women. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarize the extant literature and estimate the magnitude of the association between IPV and key depressive outcomes (elevated depressive symptoms, diagnosed major depressive disorder and postpartum depression). PubMed (January 1, 1980-December 31, 2010) searches of English-language observational studies were conducted. Most of the selected 37 studies had cross-sectional population-based designs, focused on elevated depressive symptoms and were conducted in the United States. Most studies suggested moderate or strong positive associations between IPV and depression. Our meta-analysis suggested two to three-fold increased risk of major depressive disorder and 1.5-2-fold increased risk of elevated depressive symptoms and postpartum depression among women exposed to intimate partner violence relative to non-exposed women. A sizable proportion (9%-28%) of major depressive disorder, elevated depressive symptoms, and postpartum depression can be attributed to lifetime exposure to IPV. In an effort to reduce the burden of depression, continued research is recommended for evaluating IPV preventive strategies.
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