Digital and eHealth Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence with Attention to Psychological Abuse: A Scoping Review and Its Relevance to Outpatient Mental Health Care

Eitan BRONSCHTEIN, Amani MOHAMMED, Mahmoud ABUHASANEIN, Andreas MÜLLER, Vadim EISFELD, Viktor FOLTIN, Erich KALAVSKÝ, Martin WAWRUCH and Ferdinand SASVÁRY,

Abstract:

Background. Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects about one in three women, and psychological abuse is central to most abusive relationships. Digital tools are increasingly proposed to reach those who avoid specialist services, yet the field is poorly mapped.

Objective. To map digital and eHealth interventions for IPV, to chart how far psychological abuse is addressed, and to weigh relevance to outpatient mental health care.

Eligibility criteria. Sources described a digital component, focused on IPV with an abuse-related or mental-health outcome, and concerned support, screening, education or synthesis.

Sources of evidence. PubMed and Scopus, 2015 to 2025, in English.

Charting methods. Records were screened by title, abstract and full text. Source type, modality, abuse focus and outcomes were charted, without risk-of-bias appraisal.