ArticleJournal of forensic nursing
Extreme Control and Instability: Insight Into Head Injury From Intimate Partner Violence.
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- A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group.Brain imaging and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- 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
- What does intimate partner violence mean for women with breast cancer? Experiences of Iranian women.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- "A whole ball of all-togetherness": The interwoven experiences of intimate partner violence, brain injury, and mental health.PloS one · 2024Article
- Battered and Brain Injured: Traumatic Brain Injury Among Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence-A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimThe aim of this study was to understand the social context of the lives of women who experienced a head injury from intimate partner violence.
backgroundSixty percent to 92% of survivors of intimate partner violence receive head trauma during the abuse. Little research exists regarding the episodes of abuse when women receive a head injury, or the reasons women might not seek medical care for the head injury or the abuse.
methodTwenty-one interviews from nine women who self-reported passing out from being hit in the head were analyzed using thematic analysis.
findingsThemes of extreme control and manipulation from abusers emerged, and women described living with instability from cycles of incarceration, drug and alcohol use, and fear of losing their children. Women did not receive medical care for head injury because the abusers often used forced sex immediately after the head injury to instill fear and authority. IMPLICATIONS FOR FORENSIC NURSING: Hitting women in the head is not only about physical abuse, but also about exerting dominance and creating an environment of extreme control. Forensic nurses are uniquely positioned to screen for head injuries during initial assessments and follow-up visits and connect women with appropriate resources.
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