Alterations in cognitive functions in battered women

Systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2020.3.33346

Keywords:

Battered women, violence based on gender, domestic violence, neuropsychological performance, systematic review

Abstract

The present study aimed to perform a systematic review and meta- analysis on alterations in cognitive functions in battered women. We selected an initial sample of 643 records obtained from the databases: Medline, ERIC, PsycInfo, CNAIL, Proquest and Scielo. Following the study selection procedure led to the retention of 12 articles on which the study has focused. The results of the qualitative synthesis indicate that attention, language, memory, visuospatial skills, executive function, motor speed and educational performance are altered in battered women, with greater evidence of deterioration in the areas of attention, memory and executive functions. The results of the meta-analysis suggest presence of brain damage in these women and a special affectation of the memory and executive functions. These results support the existence of alterations in cognitive functions in women who have been victims of abuse. 

 

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Laura García-Rueda, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.

Graduada en Psicología, Máster en Psicología General Sanitaria, Universidad de Salamanca. Máster en Neuropsicología Clínica, Universidad Internacional de Valencia, España.

Cristina Jenaro, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, España.

Doctora en Psicología, Catedrática del Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamiento Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Salamanca, España.

References

Ackerman, R. J. y Banks, M. E. (2003). Assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for interpersonal violence victims: women sustaining head injuries. Women & Therapy, 26(3/4), 343-363. doi:10.1300/J015v26n03_11

Albanese, B. J., Macatee, R. J., Boffa, J. W., Bryan, C. J., Zvolensky, M. J. y Schmidt, N. B. (2018). Interactive effects of traumatic brain injury and anxiety sensitivity on PTSD Symptoms: A replication and extension in two clinical samples. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 42(4), 510-523. doi: 10.1007/s10608-017-9883-4

American Academy of Neurology. (2001). Assessment: Neuropsychological testing of adults. Considerations for neurologists. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16(3), 255-269. doi:10.1093/arclin/16.3.255

Amor, P.J., Echeburúa, E., de Corral, P., Zubizarreta, I. y Sarasua, B. (2001). Repercusiones psicopatológicas de la violencia doméstica en la mujer en función de las circunstancias del maltrato. Revista Internacional de Psicología Clínica y de la Salud, 2(2), 227-246. (doi no disponible). Disponible en la dirección: https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/337/33720202.pdf

Aupperle, R. L., Allard, C. B., Simmons, A. N., Flagan, T., Thorp, S. R., Norman, S. B.,…Stein, M. B. (2013). Neural responses during emotional processing before and after cognitive trauma therapy for battered women. Psychiatry Research, 214(1), 48-55. doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2013.05.001

*Banks, M. E. y Ackerman, R. J. (2002). Head and brain injuries experienced by African American women victims of intimate partner violence. Women & Therapy, 25(3-4), 133-143. doi:10.1300/J015v25n03_10

Bapat, M. y Tracey, T. J. G. (2012). Coping with dating violence as a function of violence frequency and solution attribution: A structural modeling approach. Violence and Victims, 27(3), 329-343. doi:10.1891/0886-6708.27.3.329

Bausela, E. (2008). Evaluación neuropsicológica en población adulta; instrumentos de evaluación. Cuadernos de Neuropsicología, 2(2), 136-149. Recuperado el 10 de agosto de 2019, de: http://pepsic.bvsalud.org/pdf/cnps/v2n2/v2n2a03.pdf

*Billoux, S., Arbus, C., Telmon, N. y Voltzenlogel, V. (2016). Autobiographical Memory Impairment in Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence. Journal of Family Violence, 31(7), 897-902. doi:10.1007/s10896-016-9838-7

Buchbinder, E. y Eisikovits, Z. (2003). Battered women’s entrapment in shame: A phenomenological study. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79(4), 355-366. doi:10.1037/0002-9432.73.4.355

*Deering, C., Templer, D. I., Keller, J. y Canfield, M. (2001). Neuropsychological assessment of battered women: A pilot study. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 92(3), 682-686. doi:10.2466/PMS.92.3.682-686

Dutton, M.A., Burghardt, K.J, Perrin, S.G, Chrestman, K.R y Halle, P.M. (1994). Battered Women’s Cognitive Schemata. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 7(2), 237-255. doi:10.1002/jts.2490070206

Dutton, M.A., Green, B.L., Kaltman, S.I., Roesch, D.M., Zeffiro, T.A. y Krause, E.D. (2006). Intimate partner violence, PTSD, and adverse health outcomes. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 21(7), 955-968. doi:10.1177/0886260506289178

Echeburúa, E., Amor, P. J. y De Corral, P. (2002). Mujeres maltratadas en convivencia prolongada con ale agresor: variables relevantes. Acción Psicológica, 1(2), 135-150. doi:10.5944/ap.1.2.548

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. (2015). Violence against women: an EU-wide survey - Main results. Recuperado de https://publications.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/c643da1a-a4a6-11e5-b528-01aa75ed71a1/language-en/format-PDF/source-77063428

Fedele, K. M., Johnson, N. L., Caldwell, J. C., Shteynberg, Y., Sanders, S. E., Holmes, S. C., y Johnson, D. M. (2018). The impact of comorbid diagnoses on the course of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in residents of battered women’s shelters. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10(6), 628-635. doi:10.1037/tra0000335

Flicker, S. M., Cerulli, C., Swogger, M. T., & Talbot, N. L. (2012). Depressive and posttraumatic symptoms among women seeking protection orders against intimate partners: Relations to coping strategies and perceived responses to abuse disclosure. Violence Against Women, 18(4), 420-436. doi:10.1177/1077801212448897

Fonzo, G. A., Simmons, A. N., Thorp, S. R., Norman, S. B., Paulus, M. P. y Stein, M. B. (2010). Exaggerated and disconnected insular-amygdalar blood oxygenation level-dependent response to threat-related emotional faces in women with intimate-partner violence posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 68(5), 433-441. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.04.028

*Hebenstreit, C. L., DePrince, A. P. y Chu, A. T. (2014). Interpersonal Violence, Depression, and Executive Function. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 23(2), 168-187. doi:10.1080/10926771.2014.872749

Heim, E. M., Trujillo Tapia, L., y Quintanilla Gonzáles, R. (2018). “My partner will change”: Cognitive distortion in battered women in Bolivia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(8), 1348-1365. doi:10.1177/0886260515615145

*Wong, J. Y.H., Fong, D. Y.T., Lai, V. y Tiwari, A. (2014). Bridging intimate partner violence and the human brain: a literature review. Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 15(1), 22-33. doi:10.1177/1524838013496333

Wong, J. Y.H., Choi, A. W-M., Fong, D. Y.T., Wong, J. K-S., Lau, C.L. y Kam, C.W. (2014). Patterns, aetiology and risk factors of intimate partner violence-related injuries to head, neck and face in Chinese women. BMC Women's Health, 14(1), 1-9. doi:101186/1472-6874-14-6

World Health Organization (2002). World report on violence and health: summary. Recuperado de http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/42512

World Health Organization. (‎2005)‎. Estudio multipaís de la OMS sobre salud de la mujer y la violencia doméstica: primeros resultados sobre prevalencia, eventos relativos a la salud y respuestas de las mujeres a dicha violencia: resumen del informe. Recuperado de http://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/43390

Zieman, G., Bridwell, A. y Cárdenas, J. F. (2017). traumatic brain injury in domestic violence victims: A retrospective study at the Barrow Neurological Institute. Journal of Neurotrauma, 34(4), 876-880. https://doi.org/10.1089/neu.2016.4579

Published

2020-05-06

How to Cite

García-Rueda, L., & Jenaro, C. (2020). Alterations in cognitive functions in battered women: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psico, 51(3), e33346. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2020.3.33346

Issue

Section

Revisão Sistemática