We examined sociodemographic and illness/need associations with mental health care use
and service use intensity (ie, number of visits) among domestic violence survivors. Data from�…

OBJECTIVE: This study estimated the prevalence of mental health problems among clients
of domestic violence programs in North Carolina, determined whether domestic violence�…

Although the urban poor are at high risk for exposure to trauma, community mental health
clinics rarely diagnose clients with PTSD. Failure to diagnose PTSD may undermine the�…

Access to community mental health services for adults with a history of trauma is an
important area of concern. This paper examines utilization of community services by more�…

This study utilized the Expanded Behavioral Model of Health Service Use Among
Vulnerable Populations to investigate disparities in mental health care use among a�…

Methods Participants were 194 primary care patients (138 women and 55 men, with one not
indicating gender) aged 18 and older who met appointments at one of two clinics affiliated�…

Using baseline data from a survey of 309 Canadian women recently separated from an
abusive partner, we investigated patterns of access to health, social, legal, and violence�…

PURPOSE: Despite numerous policies advocating for routine enquiry of abuse by mental
health professionals, it is not known if such enquiry is acceptable to service users and�…

Methods Data were collected from 164 battered women living in two shelters within the
same shelter system between December 2004 and February 2007. All shelter residents�…

This article had 2 aims:(a) to comprehensively review and synthesize the literature on
predictors of health service utilization in survivors of traumatic events and posttraumatic�…