Interpersonal partner violence and women in the United States: An overview of prevalence rates, psychiatric correlates and consequences and barriers to help seeking

This review has highlighted the degree to which IPV for women in the United States is a significant and growing public health concern with sequelae that span psychological, sociocultural and legal domains. Since medical, psychiatric and legal response systems are typically organized in such a way as to be independently functioning, cross-communication efforts must be directed and intentional. Consequently, we face great challenges in future efforts to integrate prevention and intervention of IPV for women across interdisciplinary lines. It is our hope that this paper will promote dialogue towards these ends. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.