@article{ref1,
title="Survey of depressive symptomatology in brain injury resulting from intimate partner violence",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2022",
author="Chiou, Kathy S. and Feiger, Jeremy A. and Cissne, Mackenzie and Garlinghouse, Matthew and Reisher, Peggy and Higgins, Kate and Rajaram, Shireen and DiLillo, David",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: A high prevalence of depression exists in specific sub-samples of survivors of brain injury (BI) sustained from intimate partner violence (IPV). However, the experience of depression by survivors of IPV-related BI from general civilian populations remains unclear. This study documents the symptom profile of depression reported by individuals who screened positive for sustaining an IPV-related BI. <br><br>METHODS: 36 individuals who screened positive for possible IPV-related BI completed the Beck Depression Inventory-2(nd) Edition (BDI-II). Subscales characterizing the nature of the symptoms were created. Frequency and descriptive statistics were calculated for item responses on the BDI-II. Participants were also assigned to high or low symptom severity groups to examine between-group differences. <br><br>RESULTS: Participants endorsed experiencing somatic symptoms more severely than self-evaluative and affective symptoms. Additionally, self-evaluative and cognitive symptoms correlated with total BDI-II scores for the high symptom severity group but not for the low symptom severity group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight somatic symptoms of depression, in particular as a common experience among survivors of IPV-related BI. Further, self-evaluative and cognitive symptoms may be more sensitive in detecting depression after IPV-related BI. These results may aid in the development of guidelines to better diagnose and treat depression in IPV-related BI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699052.2022.2158220",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2158220"
}