Childhood experiences of domestic violence and its association with mental disorders and health risk behaviours
Childhood EDV characterised by intimidation or control and property damage or harm to pets significantly increases the risk of mental disorders and health risk behaviours in adulthood. Urgent investment is needed in child-centred and trauma- and family-violence-informed interventions that support children's recovery and stronger legal protections to prevent children from being weaponised in post-separation coercive control.
Authors
- Holly E Erskine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-9211)
- David Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4700-1425)
- Daryl John Higgins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-8243)
- Hannah J. Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-7821)
- Eva Malacova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-1570)
- Ben Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-0016)
- Julie A. Blake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-4029)
- Divna Haslam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5354-8710)
- James G. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0744-0688)
Institutions
- Queensland Health (AU)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of Washington (US)
- Curtin University (AU)
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Park Centre for Mental Health (AU)
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (US)
- Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (AU)
- Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10362
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.61
Funders
- University of Washington
- Johns Hopkins University
- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
- Department of Social Services, Australian Government
- Australian Catholic University
- Australian Institute of Criminology
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of Queensland
- Curtin University of Technology
- Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council