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Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers To Mental Health Care for Ethnically Diverse Populations of WomenUniversity of California, MRodriguez{at}mednet.ucla.edu
University of California
University of California
University of California Ethnically diverse populations of women, particularly survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), experience many barriers to mental health care. The search terms ‘‘women’’ and ‘‘domestic violence or IPV’’ and ‘‘mental health care’’ were used as a means to review the literature regarding barriers to mental health care and minority women. Abstracts chosen for further review included research studies with findings on women of one or more ethnic minority groups, potential barriers to accessing mental health care, and a nonexclusive focus on IPV. Fifty-five articles were selected for this review. Identified barriers included a variety of patient, provider, and health system/community factors. Attention to the barriers to mental health care for ethnically diverse survivors of IPV can help inform the development of more effective strategies for health care practice and policy.
Key Words: women • domestic violence • intimate partner violence • barriers • mental health care
This version was published on October
1, 2009 Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, Vol. 10, No. 4,
358-374 (2009) |
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