Gun and Other Weapon–Involved Intimate Partner Violence and Psychiatric Symptoms
Tyson Whitten, Kimberlie Dean, Alvin Kuowei Tay, Batool Moussa, Fatima Hassoun, Jane Fisher, Melissa J. Green, Susan J. Rees · 2026
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Tyson Whitten, Susan Rees, and co-authors link weapon use in partner abuse to later mental health signs in women in Australia, in work from 2026. Abuse with a gun, knife, or other weapon may signal more fear and control. Its own health toll, apart from other abuse, was not clear.
More than one thousand women were tracked across six waves of checks. Few faced weapon abuse, but those who did had more panic and trauma signs later. The link held when other abuse and past health were weighed in. No clear link showed for low mood or parting fear. The team urges care teams to ask about weapons.
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| CREATOR | Tyson Whitten, Kimberlie Dean, Alvin Kuowei Tay, Batool Moussa, Fatima Hassoun, Jane Fisher, Melissa J. Green, Susan J. Rees |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |