Family violence is literally making us sicker -- new study finds abuse increases risk of chronic illness
- Written by: Janet Fanslow, Associate Professor in Violence Prevention and Mental Health Promotion, University of Auckland
Shutterstock/Frame StudioMore than half (54.7%) of women in New Zealand have experienced violence or abuse by an intimate partner in their lifetime. As we show in our new research, this increases their risk of developing a mental health disorder almost three times (2.8 times) and a chronic physical illness almost twice (1.5 times).
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