Atance Pereira, DeborahZamarro Arranz, María LuisaVelarde García, Juan FranciscoHuertas Hoyas, ElisabethCachón Pérez, José MiguelParás Bravo, PaulaPalacios Ceña, Domingo2022-04-182022-04-182020Atance-Pereira, D., Zamarro-Arranz, M. L., Velarde-García, J. F., Huertas-Hoyas, E., Cachón-Pérez, J. M., Parás-Bravo, P., & Palacios-Ceña, D. (2020). Perspectives of Victims of Gender Violence. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 58(6), 30–39. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20200319-010279-36951938-2413http://hdl.handle.net/11268/11054The purpose of the current study was to explore the experiences of women who have been affected by violence and received mental health care. A qualitative phenomenological design was used with in-depth interviews and personal letters in a sample of 29 women from a public mental health center of Madrid, Spain, who were affected by physical, mental, and/or sexual abuse. The analysis revealed three themes: (1) Living With Fear; (2) Feeling Guilty; and (3) Experiencing the Imposition of So-Called "Womanly Duties" (i.e., being a maid, babysitter, and/or sexual slave). The current study highlights the importance of developing educational programs for the prevention of abuse.engSalud mentalViolencia de génerojournal article10.3928/02793695-20200319-01restricted accessViolenciaMujer