RESEARCH ARTICLE Intimate partner violence

Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Mental disorders constitute a threat to individuals, fam-ilies and countries well-being; about 450 million people worldwide suffer from a mental disorder [1]. These kinds of diseases contribute to about 14 % of the global burden of disease [1] and 30 % of the total non-communicable disease burden all over the world [2]. Moreover, mental disorders are among the most neglected conditions worldwide [2], they strike young people in their product-ive and reproductive age, with devastating effects not only for the victim but for the entire family. However, it often goes unrecognized and untreated in most low and middle-income countries [3]. Studies are increasingly demonstrating that intimate partner violence (IPV) has a negative impact on women’s health [4,5]. At a global level, it is acknowledged that IP