Traumatic Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence: A Critical Review of Outcomes and Mechanisms

The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is striking, as are its consequences to the lives of women. The IPV often includes physical assault, which can include injuries to the head and attempted strangulation injuries. Both types of injuries can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI). The T...

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Published in:Trauma, violence & abuse violence & abuse, 2011-07, Vol.12 (3), p.115-126
Main Authors: Kwako, Laura E., Glass, Nancy, Campbell, Jacquelyn, Melvin, Kristal C., Barr, Taura, Gill, Jessica M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Aggression
Brain
Brain damage
Brain Injuries - classification
Brain Injuries - epidemiology
Causality
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Comorbidity
Complications
Depression
Domestic violence
Facial Injuries - classification
Facial Injuries - epidemiology
Female
Head
Humans
Injuries
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Morbidity
Neuroimaging
Neuropsychology
Post traumatic stress disorder
Prevalence
Psychology
Reviews
Sexual Partners
Spouse Abuse - classification
Spouse Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - classification
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology
Traumatic brain injury
United States - epidemiology
Violence
Women
Women's Health
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Summary:The prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is striking, as are its consequences to the lives of women. The IPV often includes physical assault, which can include injuries to the head and attempted strangulation injuries. Both types of injuries can result in traumatic brain injury (TBI). The TBI sustained during IPV often occurs over time, which can increase the risk for health declines and postconcussive syndrome (PCS). Current studies have identified sequelae of cognitive dysfunction, posttraumatic stress disorder, and depression in women experiencing IPV, yet, most fail to determine the role of TBI in the onset and propagation of these disorders. Although imaging studies indicate functional differences in neuronal activation in IPV, they also have not considered the possibility of TBI contributing to these outcomes. This review highlights the significant gaps in current findings related to neuropsychological complications and medical and psychosocial symptoms that likely result in greater morbidity, as well as the societal costs of failing to acknowledge the association of IPV and TBI in women.
ISSN:1524-8380
1552-8324
DOI:10.1177/1524838011404251