Experiences with violence can have various impacts on women’s physical and psychological
health, including their levels of mental health and substance use. Researchi
affirms that
women's health is profoundly impacted by violence, mental health and substance use and the
co-occurrence of these three conditions can adversely impact the outcome of each.5
In order to
understand the nature of the association between violence against women, substance use and
mental health concerns, researchers have attempted to establish a temporal order of these
three issues.