Drinking Among Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Mechanisms & Intervention

Reviews the problems commonly associated with intimate partner violence (IPV), psychosocial treatments designed to help IPV victims, and research regarding the relationship between drinking and IPV.

As many as 1/3 of women in the general population and 50 per cent of women seen in primary care experience abuse by an intimate partner during adulthood. The consequences of having experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) are quite alarming. Female IPV victims represent one of the largest traumatised populations in the United States. Over 60 per cent of women who present to domestic violence shelters meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder. Alcohol use among female victims of IPV is common in the form of heavy, moderate or episodic drinking and appears to be both an outcome of and a risk factor for trauma. This book reviews the problems commonly associated with IPV, psychosocial treatments designed to help IPV victims, and research regarding the relationship between drinking and IPV.

Introduction
Prevalence of Social Drinking &
Alcohol Problems Associated with IPV
The Role of Alcohol in IPV
Physical, Emotional &
Functional Sequelae Associated with IPV
Interventions
Recommendations &
Future Directions
Conclusion
Index.