Intimate Partner Violence Has Many Consequences

Intimate partner violence has many consequences. Which is NOT one of them?

A) Costs exceed 1 billion dollars, most of which goes to medical and mental health care.
B) Victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work a year, the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
C) Intimate partner violence, and the chronic stress that accompanies it, can wreak havoc on the immune and endocrine systems, inducing fibromyalgia, gynecological disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, or gastrointestinal problems.
D) Many victims are depressed, have anxiety, sleep disturbances, have low self-esteem, are socially isolated, and have thoughts of suicide.
E) Despite the clear need for mental health care, many women, minority women in particular, often experience barriers to getting care.