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"Michael Cunningham" <super…@uksf.org> wrote in message

news:9qv7vm$57s$[email protected]… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Threats to Health and Development > The negative consequences of abuse extend beyond women’s sexual and > reproductive health to their overall health, the welfare of their children, > and even the economic and social fabric of nations. By sapping women’s > energy, undermining their confidence, and compromising their health, gender > violence deprives society of women’s full participation. As a UNIFEM report > on violence observed, "Women cannot lend their labour or creative ideas > fully if they are burdened with the physical and psychological scars of > abuse". > Violence as a Risk Factor for Disease > Victimization is a risk factor for a variety of unhealthy outcomes. In > addition to causing immediate physical injury and mental anguish, violence > also increases women’s risk of future ill health. A wide range of studies > show that women who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, whether in > childhood or adulthood, are at greater risk of subsequent health problems. > Violence has been linked to many serious health problems, both immediate and > long-term. These include physical health problems, such as injury, chronic > pain syndromes, and gastrointestinal disorders, and a range of mental health > problems, including anxiety and depression. Violence also undermines health > by increasing a variety of negative behaviours, such as smoking and alcohol > and drug abuse. > Because most early studies on abuse and health involved women seeking > medical treatment, their findings could have overstated the relationship > between violence and poor health. But links between victimization and > ill-health have been confirmed in recent studies among more representative > groups, including random samples of women in the community and women > visiting primary health care facilities. > One such study in a large health maintenance organization (HMO) in > Washington state, US, found that women who experienced any type of abuse in > childhood-whether physical, sexual, emotional, or neglect-had significantly > poorer health than their peers. The study found that women who suffered > maltreatment in childhood had more sexual and reproductive health problems, > poorer physical functioning, more risky behaviour, and more physical > symptoms than nonabused women. Moreover, the average woman who had been > abused in childhood also had more diagnoses across a wide range of health > problems, including infectious diseases, mental health problems, and chronic > conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. > Studies among women at HMOs provide good opportunities for examining the > cumulative impact of violence on women’s health because HMOs generally > provide for all of their members’ health care-including drugs, surgeries, > doctors’ visits, and hospital stays. Collectively, these HMO studies suggest > three main conclusions about the health consequences of physical and sexual > abuse of women: > The influence of abuse can persist long after the abuse has stopped. > The more severe the abuse, the more severe its impact on women’s physical > and mental health. > The impact of different types of abuse and multiple episodes over time > appears to be cumulative.

So did you have your energy sapped then Vicks — Scotty I use the force, for I am a Jedi …!!!

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Threats to Health and Development The negative consequences of abuse extend beyond women’s sexual and reproductive health to their overall health, the welfare of their children, and even the economic and social fabric of nations. By sapping women’s energy, undermining their confidence, and compromising their health, gender violence deprives society of women’s full participation. As a UNIFEM report on violence observed, "Women cannot lend their labour or creative ideas fully if they are burdened with the physical and psychological scars of abuse". Violence as a Risk Factor for Disease Victimization is a risk factor for a variety of unhealthy outcomes. In addition to causing immediate physical injury and mental anguish, violence also increases women’s risk of future ill health. A wide range of studies show that women who have experienced physical or sexual abuse, whether in childhood or adulthood, are at greater risk of subsequent health problems. Violence has been linked to many serious health problems, both immediate and long-term. These include physical health problems, such as injury, chronic pain syndromes, and gastrointestinal disorders, and a range of mental health problems, including anxiety and depression. Violence also undermines health by increasing a variety of negative behaviours, such as smoking and alcohol and drug abuse. Because most early studies on abuse and health involved women seeking medical treatment, their findings could have overstated the relationship between violence and poor health. But links between victimization and ill-health have been confirmed in recent studies among more representative groups, including random samples of women in the community and women visiting primary health care facilities. One such study in a large health maintenance organization (HMO) in Washington state, US, found that women who experienced any type of abuse in childhood-whether physical, sexual, emotional, or neglect-had significantly poorer health than their peers. The study found that women who suffered maltreatment in childhood had more sexual and reproductive health problems, poorer physical functioning, more risky behaviour, and more physical symptoms than nonabused women. Moreover, the average woman who had been abused in childhood also had more diagnoses across a wide range of health problems, including infectious diseases, mental health problems, and chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and asthma. Studies among women at HMOs provide good opportunities for examining the cumulative impact of violence on women’s health because HMOs generally provide for all of their members’ health care-including drugs, surgeries, doctors’ visits, and hospital stays. Collectively, these HMO studies suggest three main conclusions about the health consequences of physical and sexual abuse of women: The influence of abuse can persist long after the abuse has stopped. The more severe the abuse, the more severe its impact on women’s physical and mental health. The impact of different types of abuse and multiple episodes over time appears to be cumulative.

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