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Table 3 Weighted prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among violent and non-violent women

From: Violence, mental health and violence risk factors among community women: an epidemiological study based on two national household surveys in the UK

Conditions

Violent%

Non-violent%

OR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)a

2000 survey

Weighted

Weighted

  

N = 233

N = 3,984

Probable Psychosis

1.7

0.4

4.6 (1.5 – 14.0)

6.2 (1.9 – 20.4)

Mixed anxiety and depression

18.0

10.3

1.9 (1.4 – 2.7)

1.6 (1.1 – 2.4)

General anxiety

7.7

4.3

1.9 (1.1 – 3.1)

2.6 (1.5 – 4.6)

Panic

1.7

0.7

2.7 (0.9 – 7.7)

3.5 (1.1 – 11.1)

Obsessive compulsive

3.9

1.1

3.5 (1.7 – 7.3)

2.8 (1.3 – 6.3)

All phobias

4.7

2.0

2.5 (1.3 – 4.7)

2.4 (1.2 – 4.7)

Depressive episode

8.6

2.3

4.1 (2.5 – 6.7)

3.7 (2.1 – 6.5)

Drug dependence

12.0

1.6

8.4 (5.3 – 13.5)

3.2 (1.9 – 5.4)

Alcohol dependence

15.1

2.2

7.9 (5.2 – 11.9)

4.8 (3.0 – 7.6)

Adult antisocial PD

11.2

1.7

7.2 (4.5 – 11.6)

3.8 (2.2 – 6.6)b

Screen + v for any PD

49.8

25.7

2.8 (2.2 – 3.7)

2.2 (1.6 – 3.0)b

Any neurotic

35.6

18.2

2.5 (1.9 – 3.3)

1.8 (1.3 – 2.5)c

2007 survey

Weighted

Weighted

  

N = 173

N = 3,223

Probable Psychosis

1.2

0.6

2.7 (0.8 – 9.2)

2.3 (0.6 – 8.2)

Mixed anxiety and depression

24.9

10.8

2.8 (1.9 – 4.0)

2.4 (1.7 – 3.6)

General anxiety

10.9

5.3

2.1 (1.3 – 3.6)

1.9 (1.1 – 3.2)

Panic

1.1

1.3

0.7 (0.1 – 3.4)

0.6 (0.1 – 2.8)

Obsessive compulsive

3.5

1.2

2.9 (1.2 – 6.8)

1.5 (0.6 – 3.6)

All phobias

8.6

1.9

4.8 (2.6 – 8.7)

3.7 (1.9 – 7.1)

Depressive episode

4.6

2.7

1.7 (0.8 – 3.6)

2.0 (1.0 – 3.8)

Drug dependence

12.7

2.0

7.4 (4.4 – 12.3)

3.8 (2.2 – 6.6)

Alcohol dependence

9.8

3.3

3.2 (1.8 – 5.5)

1.8 (1.0 – 3.9)

Adult antisocial PD

17.3

6.7

2.8 (1.9 – 4.3)

1.8 (1.2 – 2.9)b

Screen for ASPD or BPDd

22.0

2.4

11.1 (7.2– 16.9)

4.3 (2.7 – 3.8)b

Any neurotic

43.9

19.3

3.3 (2.4 – 4.5)

2.1 (1.5 – 3.1)c

  1. aAdjusted for age, marital status, accommodation and area; bAdjusted for age, marital status, accommodation, area lived in and neurotic disorder; cAdjusted for age, marital status, accommodation, area lived in and any PD; dOnly two PDs, ASPD and borderline PD were available in the 2007 survey.