The association between intimate partner violence, alcohol and depression in family practice

G Gilchrist; K Hegarty; P Chondros; H Herrman; J Gunn

Journal article

The association between intimate partner violence, alcohol and depression in family practice

G Gilchrist, K Hegarty, P Chondros, H Herrman, J Gunn

BMC Family Practice | Published : 2010

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-72

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Abstract

Background. Depressive symptoms, intimate partner violence and hazardous drinking are common among patients attending general practice. Despite the high prevalence of these three problems; the relationship between them remains relatively unexplored. Methods. This paper explores the association between depressive symptoms, ever being afraid of a partner and hazardous drinking using cross-sectional screening data from 7667 randomly selected patients from a large primary care cohort study of 30 metropolitan and rural general practices in Victoria, Australia. The screening postal survey included the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, the Fast Alcohol Screening Test and a screen..

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Kelsey Hegarty Author

Patty Chondros Author

Helen Herrman Author

Jane Gunn Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

The diamond study was funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (ID 299869 & 454463) and the Victorian Centre for Excellence in Depression and Related Disorders, an initiative between beyondblue and the State Government of Victoria. We wish to thank the diamond project team, including the associate investigators and researchers involved in the study: Ms Darshini Ayton, Ms Vanessa Madden, Dr David Pierce, Ms Maria Potiriadis, Ms Melina Ramp, Dr Lena Sanci, Dr Jane Sims, Ms Donna Southern and the casual research staff. We acknowledge the thirty dedicated GPs, their patients and practice staff for making this research possible.