Table 1.
Risk of DSM-III-R mental disorders among women victims and men perpetrators of partner violence
| % with disorder | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| any partner violence | severe partner violence | any partner violence | severe partner violence | |||||||||
| non- victims (N=346) |
victims (N=115) |
Odds ratioa (95% CI) |
non- victims (N=407) |
victims (N=54) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
non- perpe- trators (N=386) |
perpe- trators (N= 94) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
non- perpe- trators (N=455) |
perpe- trators (N=25) |
Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|
| Any DSM-III-R Diagnosis | 38.4 | 55.7 | 2.01 (1.31–3.08) | 39.8 | 64.8 | 2.79 (1.54–5.04) | 34.2 | 58.5 | 2.71 (1.71–4.30) | 36.3 | 88.0 | 12.89 (3.80–43.7) |
| Anxiety Disorder | 26.3 | 33.0 | 1.38 (.88–2.18) | 26.5 | 38.9 | 1.76 (.98–3.18) | 10.9 | 24.5 | 2.65 (1.50–4.69) | 12.7 | 28.0 | 2.66 (1.07–6.65) |
| Mood Disorder | 21.7 | 35.7 | 2.00 (1.27–3.17) | 22.6 | 44.4 | 2.74 (1.53–4.92) | 11.9 | 13.8 | 1.19 (.61–2.30) | 11.2 | 32.0 | 3.73 (1.53–9.07) |
| Eating Disorder | 1.2 | 6.1 | 5.54 (1.59–19.29) | 1.7 | 7.4 | 4.57 (1.29–16.17) | 0.3 | 1.1 | 4.14 (.26–66.8) | 0.4 | 0.0 | NA |
| Substance Disorder | 7.8 | 12.2 | 1.64 (.83–3.24) | 7.6 | 18.5 | 2.76 (1.27–6.00) | 19.7 | 38.3 | 2.53 (1.56–4.12) | 20.9 | 68.0 | 8.05 (3.37–19.23) |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | 0.0 | 2.6 | NA | 0.2 | 3.7 | 15.62 (1.39–175.2) | 4.4 | 11.7 | 2.88 (1.30–6.37) | 5.1 | 20.0 | 4.70 (1.62–13.64) |
| Non-Affective Psychosis | 2.6 | 6.2 | 2.45 (.89–6.74) | 2.7 | 9.4 | 3.71 (1.24–11.14) | 4.2 | 6.4 | 1.57 (.60–4.12) | 4.0 | 16.0 | 4.6 (1.43–14.81) |
NA - statistical tests could not be performed because one or more cells were empty.
a
Statistical significance for the odds ratio is conveyed by a 95% confidence interval that does not include 1.