Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence recently published a tip sheet in the Spring 2012 edition of PA Academy of Family Physicans Magazine, available on their website on pages 20-21. They have presented other information about TBI and DV, and continue to be a useful resource. It estimates that 36% of domestic violence survivors sustain injuries to the head, neck, or face. The most severeTBI symptoms include post-traumatic amnesia beyond one week, open head injuries, intracranial contusions, lacerations, hematomas, hemorrhages, and diffuse axonal injuries.