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Accuracy and Acceptability of a Screening Tool for Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Women Veterans: A Pre-Implementation Evaluation
Portnoy GA, Haskell SG, King MW, Maskin R, Gerber MR, Iverson KM. Accuracy and Acceptability of a Screening Tool for Identifying Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration among Women Veterans: A Pre-Implementation Evaluation. Women's Health Issues 2018, 28: 439-445. PMID: 29885901, DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen veteransLow-burden toolVeterans Health AdministrationIntimate partner violenceHealth care providersMajority of womenAppropriate referralIPV perpetrationCare providersPre-implementation evaluationHealth AdministrationWeb-based surveyHealthcare settingsScreening toolLimited evidenceVeteransWomen's perceptionsPrimary measureReference standardIntimate Partner Violence PerpetrationWomenNational samplePresent studyPartner violencePartner violence perpetration
2017
Optimizing trauma-informed intervention for intimate partner violence in veterans: The role of alexithymia
Berke DS, Macdonald A, Poole GM, Portnoy GA, McSheffrey S, Creech SK, Taft CT. Optimizing trauma-informed intervention for intimate partner violence in veterans: The role of alexithymia. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2017, 97: 222-229. PMID: 28826068, DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2017.08.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAffective SymptomsHumansIntimate Partner ViolenceMalePsychotherapy, GroupVeteransYoung AdultConceptsTrauma-informed interventionsTrauma-informed group interventionIntimate partner violenceRole of alexithymiaPsychological intimate partner violenceCognitive processingEmotion processingMeasures of IPVEmotional experiencePTSD severityGroup interventionETAU participantsAlexithymiaImpulsive aggressionRole of improvementPartner violenceService membersParticipantsCurrent studyRecent researchFeelingsDeficitsPotential facilitatorsVeteransIntervention