TY - JOUR T1 - Physical and sexual intimate partner violence negatively affects women's mental health and their children's behaviour JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 94 LP - 94 DO - 10.1136/eb-2014-102026 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - Megan R Holmes Y1 - 2015/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/3/94.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Symes L, Maddou J, McFarlane J, et al. Physical and sexual intimate partner violence, women's health and children's behavioural functioning: entry analysis of a seven-year prospective study. J Clin Nurs 2014;23:19–20.OpenUrlScreening for intimate partner violence (IPV) may help connect women to support services, which may in turn reduce the risk of death related to IPV.Research should continue to explore the effect of physical and sexual IPV on women and children's health outcomes.Seven million women each year experience physical, sexual or psychological abuse by an intimate partner and approximately 16% of children are exposed to IPV (also known as domestic violence) during their lifetime.1 ,2 Women who experience IPV report more mental … ER -