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women experience domestic violence are connected in complex and reciprocal ways with poor mental health and substance use problems. I will explain how mental disorders connects with past experiences women have in the past. i want to prove that mental health and addictions are all cause of traumas and has developed over time. By using the study in the article"making connections across silos;intimate partner violence and mental health and substance use" it focuses on the abuse and mental health issues that surrounds clients and not explore the addiction side. i will want to include the discussion part of the study to explain how women who experience co-occurring intimate partner violence (IPV) mental health and/or substance use problems have often found. The conclusion of the study shows the support fora multi-modal educational on IPV, substance use and mental health to improve front line workers knowledge, beliefs and skills in helping the women who experience these problems. I chose this topic, because domestic violence is very common among women. Also, how gender power takes over the other by suppressing the other. I added the cause of IPV and how it impacts women's health. Using Wikipedia was unfamiliar at first, but got the hang of it once you start using it more often. It is fun to see that you are under control of an article that everybody can access to it.

There are different type of levels of violence that can be involved in marriages. Violence was defined by World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group of community, which either results in has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal development, or deprivation"   It is proven that domestic violence is more common among women. Traditional marriage type and marriages before the age of 18, frequently suffer from physical violence.

Although, men are also at risk to have PTSD due to their past violent experiences such as accidents, wars and witnessing death. Women are more likely to develop PTSD due to sexual assault, rape and child sexual abuse experiences. However, women are much more likely to be affected. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been found to be equally prevalent among both men and women. Borderline personality disorder is a dysfunction that causes the person to have low self-esteem, have unstable and intense relationships and chronic feelings of emptiness. Also, (BPD) individuals experience the fear of abandonment, which can be associated with women that still remain with their violent partner.

Causes of intimate partner violence
There are several reasons why IPV experience happens in the household. Intimate partner violence depends on socio-economic status (SES). The higher SES the less likely relationships will have financial difficulties. Financially stability can decrease IPV, because of less conflicts to argue between the individuals. Food-insecurity at the household level is associated with increase experience of IPV. Women in an abusive relationship and are entirely dependent on them, makes it more harder to abandon the toxic relationship. Women in this situation have difficulties to flee away from their abusive relationship, because they might feel vulnerable without them. Higher SES is associated with IPV. Lack of resources increases the levels of stress and conflict in the household. Partners are less likely to argue when they obtain a good standard of living. If perhaps they confront a struggle between each other, they have access to resources that can enhance their relationship, such as couple therapy or take a vacation together to spend time together.

The achievement of gender power is problematic in the relationship. Men feel that to be able to gain more masculinity, he must feel respected, which uses violence and control over women as a resource of masculinity.

Poverty and substance use can lead the involvement of IPV. It triggers the individual to develop the consequences of depression, addiction and PTSD. Experience of any emotional and/or financial abuse victimization over the course of the current relationship is associated with high-risk drinking. In general women are the one who suffer more injuries and sexual assault, it considers to have higher risk of victimization.

How (IPV) impacts women's health
Women's well-being are reported to be at risk due to Intimate partner violence. Rates of IPV are highest among women, particularly younger women and those in dating relationships. Women are three times more likely to report being beaten, chocked, sexually assaulted, or threatened with a weapon. Since women are usually suppressed in the relationship, the possibility of these incidents are more likely to happen. Partner violence is crucial to women that affects them permanently. It could be either a minor incident to a very serious event.Women who are at risk can direct them to suicidal thoughts, depression, PTSD and anxiety. The presence of domestic violence in their life develops psychiatric disorders in women survivors of domestic violence. These disorders interferes in life and creates occupational stressors. Some factors can determine whether if the individual will suffer IPV. Employment status, educational level, marriage type and age are all variables that helps determine if the victim and spouse are likely to engage in IPV.