Psychotropic medication use and intimate partner violence at 4 years postpartum: Results from an Australian pregnancy cohort study

H Woolhouse; D Gartland; S Papadopoullos; F Mensah; K Hegarty; R Giallo; S Brown

Journal article

Psychotropic medication use and intimate partner violence at 4 years postpartum: Results from an Australian pregnancy cohort study

H Woolhouse, D Gartland, S Papadopoullos, F Mensah, K Hegarty, R Giallo, S Brown

Journal of Affective Disorders | ELSEVIER | Published : 2019

DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.01.052

Abstract

Background: In the perinatal period, maternal mental health problems and intimate partner violence often co-occur. We aimed to examine associations between psychotropic medication use and intimate partner violence (IPV) in an Australian population-based sample. Methods: Prospective cohort study of 1507 first-time mothers recruited in early pregnancy (mean gestation 15 weeks) from public maternity hospitals in Melbourne Australia. Follow-up questionnaires at 12 months and four years included validated measures of intimate partner violence (Composite Abuse Scale), and maternal mental health (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, SF-36). Data on use of psychotropic medications was collected usi..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Deirdre Gartland Author

Fiona Mensah Author

Kelsey Hegarty Author

Stephanie Brown Author

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by project grants #199222, #433006 and #491205 from The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), an NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (FM), and an NHMRC Research Fellowship (SB) and by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Program. The funding organisations had no involvement in the conduct of the study, and the authors are independent of the funding sources. All authors had access to the study data and were responsible for the decision to submit the paper for publication.