Head and Brain Injuries Experienced by African American Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Bibliographic Data

ID11658695
AuthorsMartha E Banks (0000-0002-5367-2076, Slack Incorporated (United States), corresponding author), Martha E Banksm (a Research & Development , Division of ABackans DCP, Inc. , USA), Rosalie J Ackerman (a Research & Development , Division of ABackans DCP, Inc. , USA)
Year2002
Volume25
Issue3-4
Pages133-143
Publication date2002-10-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWomen & Therapy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0270-3149 • E-ISSN: 1541-0315
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j015v25n03_10
OpenAlexW2010120457
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited21

Regardless of ethnicity, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the most serious, prevalent, and often undiagnosed results of intimate partner violence. Greater severity of violence, coupled with inadequate health care, places battered African American women at increased risk for head injuries. Accordingly, we review the symptoms associated with head injuries in battered women, with a focus on the experiences of Black women. A case study is used to illustrate rehabilitation and treatment options. Assessment was conducted using the Ackerman-Banks Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Battery. Neuropsychological assessment is recommended, as well as culturally relevant and multidisciplinary treatment strategies that can empower clients. Key Words: Blackshead injurytraumatic brain injurybattered womenrehabilitationneuropsychology

Cognition · Domestic violence · Ethnic group · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Multidisciplinary approach · Neuropsychology · Physical therapy · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Traumatic brain injury · Clinical Psychology · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research · Rehabilitation

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