Ana Bernarda Ludermir

TL;DR: Findings suggest that development agencies who focus on women as a priority group have failed to recognize their unique vulnerability to common mental disorders and need to reorient their priorities accordingly.

TL;DR: Psychological violence during pregnancy by an intimate partner is strongly associated with postnatal depression, independently of physical or sexual violence, which has important policy implications since most social policies focus on prevention and treatment of physical violence.

TL;DR: The results show that violence is a very common phenomenon and the findings reiterate previous international studies results with regard to high magnitude and overlapping of types of intimate partner violence.

TL;DR: The paper concludes that the high face and criterion validity, ease of use and suitability for administration by lay workers support the use of the SRQ20 as a cost-effective instrument with which to measure community mental health.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that violence, frequently experienced by women in the country, is associated with mental disorders and policies and strategies aimed at reducing gender-based violence are necessary for preventing and reducing anxiety and depression among women.