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Intimate Male Partner Violence Impairs Immune Control Over Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Physically and Psychologically Abused Women

From the Department of Psychobiology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Valencia, Spain (M.I.G.-L., S. S.-L., M.M.); and the Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (C.L.C.).

View larger version (29K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. Mean (±SE) dilution of saliva capable of neutralizing herpes simplex virus type 1 in women nonabused, psychologically abused, and physically abused by their intimate male partners. ***Differs from nonabused and psychologically abused women; p < .001.

View larger version (50K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Mean (±SE) herpes simplex virus type 1 specific antibody (HSV-1–sIgA) in women nonabused, psychologically abused, and physically abused by their intimate male partners. *Differs from physically abused women; p < .05.