Investigate the Relationship between Wife Abuse and Mental Health of Women Experiencing Domestic Violence had Been Referred to Forensic Medicine Center of Shiraz

the neglect of women's health and domestic violence against women can cause a variety of mental illnesses and even physical appearance that it would be considered a threat to the health of family members. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between domestic violence and mental health of women suffering from domestic violence were referred to the coroner city. This cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 197 women experiencing spousal abuse who had referred to Forensic Medicine Center of Shiraz in, deter-mined by the number of available methods, 3 months in 2014. The study data were collected using demographic information questionnaire, a questionnaire assessing violence against women, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). Evaluate the reliability of measurement tools, Cronbach's alpha was used and the data were entered into the SPSS18. The mean age of the study subjects 42.30±6.72 respectively. More than 50 percent of women were victims of violence in all aspects of public health impairment suffered (P<0.05). The relationship of domestic violence with any of the public health aspects were investigated, the results showed that there is a positive relationship between these variables. In other words, violence of any kind was a predictor of overall health disorders (P<0.05). The greatest effect was on depression and anxiety. This study demonstrated that the psychological consequences of domestic violence and violence against women and get them on damage to women's mental health, as a result of violence. Impaired mental health and medical care in addition to high costs imposed on society, family life and upbringing of children is difficult.