Mental Health Symptoms and Intimate Partner Violence

Emory University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Domestic Violence; Depression

Treatments: Procedure: Computer screen with community resource printout

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00166075

0304-2003a

5K23069375 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Using a touch screen computer, the researchers are screening emergency department patients for intimate partner violence and mental health issues.

Full description

Using a touch screen computer, the researchers are screening emergency department patients for intimate partner violence and mental health issues. The researchers are looking to see if those who participate in a computer screen and are given referral lists as well as having the computer printout placed on the physician clipboard, will increase physician awareness and recognition as well as patient use of resources compared to usual care.

Enrollment: 569 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Female patients between the ages of 18-55 who present to the waiting room of the emergency department during study time periods

Exclusion criteria

• Psychotic
• Acutely intoxicated
• Too ill to participate
• Unable to read
• Not English speaking

Trial design

569 participants in 1 patient group

Female ED patients

Description:

All eligible African American female patients were approached in the ED waiting room during study periods. Patients participated in the screening process via a computer kiosk. Questions regarding IPV and mental health symptoms were asked using validated tools

Treatment:

Procedure: Computer screen with community resource printout