A four country study of strangulation-related alterations in consciousness in women who have experienced intimate partner violence: co-occurrence with traumatic brain injuries and measures of psychological distress - Adhikari SP, Daugherty JC, Quiroz Molinares N, Maldonado-Rodriguez N, Wallace C, Smirl J, Perez Garcia M, De Los Reyes CJ, Hidalgo-Ruzzante N, van Donkelaar P, Valera E.

At least one in three women experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The most commonly sustained IPV-related brain injuries include strangulation-related alterations in consciousness (S-AICs) and traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Moreov...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news