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A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group
Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications
  • Carrie Esopenko, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
  • Jessica Meyer, Summa Health System, Akron, OH
  • Elisabeth A. Wilde, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Amy D. Marshall, Pennsylvania State University
  • David F. Tate, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Alexander P. Lin, Harvard Medical School
  • Inga K. Koerte, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität; Harvard Medical School
  • Kimberly B. Werner, University of Missouri
  • Emily L. Dennis, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  • Ashley L. Ware, University of Utah School of Medicine; University of Calgary
  • Nicola L. de Souza, The State University of New Jersey, Newark
  • Deleene S. Menefee, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
  • Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Dan J. Stein, University of Cape Town
  • Erin D. Bigler, University of Utah School of Medicine; Brigham Young University
  • Martha E. Shenton, University of Missouri; Harvard Medical School; Boston Healthcare System
  • Kathy S. Chiou, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Judy L. Postmus, University of Maryland - Baltimore
  • Kathleen Monahan, Stony Brook University
  • Brenda Eagan-Johnson, Traumatic Brain Injury Educational Consulting
  • Paul van Donkelaar, University of British Columbia
  • Tricia L. Merkley, University of Utah School of Medicine; Brigham Young University; Baylor College of Medicine
  • Carmen Velez, University of Utah School of Medicine
  • Cooper B. Hodges, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Department of Psychology
  • Hannah M. Lindsey, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Brigham Young University
  • Paula Johnson, University of Utah School of Medicine; George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs Medical Center; Brigham Young University
  • Andrei Irimia, University of Southern California
  • Matthew Spruiell, Baylor College of Medicine
  • Esther R. Bennett, Rutgers University School of Social Work
  • Ashley Bridwell, Barrow Neurological Institute
  • Glynnis Zieman, Barrow Neurological Institute
  • Frank G. Hillary, Pennsylvania State University; University Park
Date of this Version
1-1-2021
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Published in final edited form as: Brain Imaging Behav. 2021 April ; 15(2): 475–503. doi:10.1007/s11682-020-00417-0.

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Author manuscript Brain Imaging Behav. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2022 January 24.

Conflict of interest AL co-founded the company BrainSpec and serves as a consultant to Moncton MRI. DJS has received research grants and/or honoraria from Lundbeck and Sun. IKK has received research funds and/or honoraria from Abbott and Expesicor. EDB receives royalties from Oxford University Press and provides forensic consultation. BEJ provides forensic consultation. DFT provides forensic consultation.

Abstract

Intimate partner violence includes psychological aggression, physical violence, sexual violence, and stalking from a current or former intimate partner. Past research suggests that exposure to intimate partner violence can impact cognitive and psychological functioning, as well as neurological outcomes. These seem to be compounded in those who suffer a brain injury as a result of trauma to the head, neck or body due to physical and/or sexual violence. However, our understanding of the neurobehavioral and neurobiological effects of head trauma in this population is limited due to factors including difficulty in accessing/recruiting participants, heterogeneity of samples, and premorbid and comorbid factors that impact outcomes. Thus, the goal of the Enhancing NeuroImaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium Intimate Partner Violence Working Group is to develop a global collaboration that includes researchers, clinicians, and other key community stakeholders. Participation in the working group can include collecting harmonized data, providing data for meta- and mega-analysis across sites, or stakeholder insight on key clinical research questions, promoting safety, participant recruitment and referral to support services. Further, to facilitate the mega-analysis of data across sites within the working group, we provide suggestions for behavioral surveys, cognitive tests, neuroimaging parameters, and genetics that could be used by investigators in the early stages of study design. We anticipate that the harmonization of measures across sites within the working group prior to data collection could increase the statistical power in characterizing how intimate partner violence-related head trauma impacts long-term physical, cognitive, and psychological health.

Citation Information
Carrie Esopenko, Jessica Meyer, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Amy D. Marshall, et al.. "A global collaboration to study intimate partner violence-related head trauma: The ENIGMA consortium IPV working group" (2021)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kimberly-werner/34/