ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2018
The Effects of Intimate Partner Violence and Probable Traumatic Brain Injury on Central Nervous System Symptoms.
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- The association between violence against women and chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2024Pooled it
- Global Prevalence and Mental Health Outcomes of Intimate Partner Violence Among Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group.Brain imaging and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Partner-inflicted brain injury may cognitively age survivors by over a decade.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- From Recognition Lag to the Treatment Gap in Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury: The Cognitive Entrapment Prospective Framework.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Role of Traumatic Brain Injury on Intimate Partner Violence and Changes in Mental Health From Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Acquired Brain Injury in Female Victims of Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study in Cyprus.Violence against women · 2026Article
- "It Was Traumatizing, Because It Makes You Feel Like You Are Not Right": 2S/LGBTQIA+ Survivors' Experiences Accessing Care for Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Existing and Potential Therapies for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms in Intimate Partner Violence: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- Psilocybin mitigates chronic behavioral and neurobiological alterations in a rat model of recurrent intimate partner violence-related brain injury.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Article
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- The Cause-and-Consequence Relationships between Domestic Abuse and Alzheimer's Disease: Identification of Five Subtypes.Current Alzheimer research · 2026Review
- Psychological distress in victims of intimate partner violence: the buffering effect of post-traumatic growth and metacognitive abilities.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Development of a comprehensive measure of reproductive coercion and abuse for global use: a Delphi study.Sexual and reproductive health matters · 2025Article
- Experience of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Head Trauma and Its Association With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms Among Community Dwelling Women and Men.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Health Impact of Suspected Interpersonal Violence Against Adults: Retrospective Cohort Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2025Observational
- White Matter Integrity in Women with Repetitive Traumatic Brain Injury due to Intimate Partner Violence.Journal of neurotrauma · 2025Article
- The Polytrauma Clinical Triad Among Women with a History of Intimate Partner Violence.Journal of neurotrauma · 2025Article
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- Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury: Intentional, Concurrent, and Repeated Traumatic and Hypoxic Neurologic Insults.Brain sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionAbused women often report a wide range of physical and psychological symptoms that present challenges to providers. Specifically, injuries to the head or strangulation, may initiate neurological changes that contribute to central nervous system (CNS) symptoms. These symptoms are often attributed to mental health diagnoses in this population. The purpose of this analysis is to examine the prevalence of and associations between reported probable traumatic brain injury (TBI) and CNS symptoms in a sample of women of African descent.
methodsA convenience sample of 901 women of African descent from Baltimore, MD and the US Virgin Islands, aged 18-55, was used to examine relationships among self-reported intimate partner violence (IPV), TBI, and CNS symptoms. Data were collected via Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interview.
resultsAbused women who experienced a probable TBI were more likely to report CNS symptoms than those who did not. When controlling for demographics, IPV, and mental health symptoms, probable TBI was associated with a two point increase in CNS symptom frequency score (95% confidence interval: 1.55-2.93, p < 0.001).
conclusionsWomen who reported both probable TBI and IPV were more likely than their abused counterparts who reported no TBI to report CNS symptoms. This relationship held true even when controlling for symptoms of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Clinicians working with women should be aware of TBI as a possible etiology for symptoms in abused women. Appropriate screening and treatment protocols should be designed and implemented across medical settings to improve outcomes for women who have experienced IPV and TBI.
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