Differences in Symptom Report by Survivors With and Without Probable Intimate Partner Violence-Related Brain Injury

Kathy S. Chiou, Shireen S. Rajaram, Matthew Garlinghouse, Peggy Reisher

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Abstract

Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) are at heightened risk of sustaining a brain injury (BI). Problematically, a high overlap between BI and trauma symptoms leads to difficulties in identifying when an IPV-related BI has occurred. This paper investigated differences in symptom reports between survivors with (n = 95) and without (n = 42) probable IPV-related BI. Chi-squared analyses isolated a constellation of symptoms found to be specifically associated with BI status. These symptomatic markers may assist professionals in discerning BI from other comorbid conditions present in IPV, and thus help survivors access BI-specific treatments and resources.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2812-2823
Number of pages12
JournalViolence Against Women
Volume29
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2023

Keywords

  • brain injuries
  • intimate partner violence
  • screening
  • signs and symptoms
  • survivors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Gender Studies
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Law

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