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Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Put Women at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Put Women at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders
Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Put Women at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association states women who’ve been the victim of rape, sexual assault, stalking, or intimate-partner violence are much more likely to develop a mental disorder. In the study, researchers in Australia found 57 percent of women who’d suffered at least one incident of abuse also had a history of depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress,