title: Practice Update: What Professionals Who Are Not Brain Injury Specialists Need to Know About Intimate Partner Violence-Related Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: There is growing recognition of the risk for traumatic brain injury (TBI) among victims and survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). A wide range of physically abusive behaviors may lead to injuries to the head or neck and place an individual at risk for a TBI. The purpose of this article is to consolidate current research and present practical guidelines for professionals, who are not brain injury specialists, but work with clients who may have sustained a TBI in the context of IPV. Recommendations are provided for TBI risk screening, making appropriate referrals, and providing services in light of a potential TBI.
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA cemurray@uncg.edu.
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Kristine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lundgren
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Loreen N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.affiliation: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Gwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hunnicutt
mesh_terms: D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: battering; domestic violence; intimate partner violence; traumatic brain injury; victimization