Alcohol and psychotropic substance use in female Spanish victims of intimate partner violence.

Studies show high use of alcohol among American women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), but not in Spanish victims. This study examines hazardous drinking, use of psychotropic substances, and the relationship with psychopathological symptoms in Spanish women who are victims of IPV.50 battered women and 50 control women from general population were assessed.Hazardous drinking in women victims of IPV (18.4% and 24.5%) was higher...