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Beyond PTSD: Mental Health Consequences of Violence Against Women

A Response to Briere and Jordan

Mindy B. Mechanic

California State University, Fullerton

This article proposes that we move beyond posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in our conceptualization of traumatic stress responses of victimized women exposed to serial forms of unrelenting violence, such as intimate partner violence and stalking. It is argued that the traditional PTSD framework is ill fitting in the context of some forms of violence against women (VAW), and these limits have consequences for developing appropriate interventions for some victimized women. The article further suggests going beyond PTSD by developing a more nuanced understanding of the ways in which PTSD and other mental health symptoms contribute to the vast array of deleterious personal, societal, and economic costs of VAW.

Key Words: PTSD • chronic trauma exposure • functional impairment

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, No. 11, 1283-1289 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504270690
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