%0 Journal Article
%T Survey of depressive symptomatology in brain injury resulting from intimate partner violence
%J Brain injury
%D 2022
%A Chiou, Kathy S.
%A Feiger, Jeremy A.
%A Cissne, Mackenzie
%A Garlinghouse, Matthew
%A Reisher, Peggy
%A Higgins, Kate
%A Rajaram, Shireen
%A DiLillo, David
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X 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>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0269-9052
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2022.2158220