Critical windows: exploring the association between perinatal trauma, epigenetics, and chronic pain

ZN Kodila, SR Shultz, GR Yamakawa… - The …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic pain is highly prevalent and burdensome, affecting millions of people worldwide.
Although it emerges at any point in life, it often manifests in adolescence. Given that …

Medical evidence assisting non-fatal strangulation prosecution: a scoping review

LS Sharman, R Fitzgerald, H Douglas - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Non-fatal strangulation (NFS) is a serious form of gendered violence that is fast
becoming an offence in many jurisdictions worldwide. However, it often leaves little or no …

Screening for brain injury sustained in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV): Measure development and preliminary utility of the brain injury screening …

K Dams-O'Connor, A Bulas, H Haag… - Journal of …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with risk for multi-etiology brain injury (BI),
including repetitive head impacts, isolated traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and anoxic/hypoxic …

Strangulation as an acquired brain injury in intimate–partner violence and its relationship to cognitive and psychological functioning: A preliminary study

EM Valera, JC Daugherty, OC Scott… - The Journal of head …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this work was to examine the relationship between strangulation-
related alterations in consciousness (AIC) and cognitive and psychological outcomes in …

Post-concussion symptoms in women with head injury due to intimate partner violence

JE Karr, TK Logan - Journal of neurotrauma, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Limited research has examined the symptom sequelae of head injuries in women survivors
of intimate partner violence (IPV), despite this community being at increased risk for …

Frequency, method, intensity, and health sequelae of sexual choking among US undergraduate and graduate students

D Herbenick, T Fu, H Eastman-Mueller… - Archives of sexual …, 2022 - Springer
Although sexual choking is now prevalent, little is known about how people engage in
choking in terms of frequency, intensity, method, or potential health sequelae. In a campus …

“If their face starts turning purple, you are probably doing something wrong”: Young men's experiences with choking during sex

D Herbenick, L Guerra-Reyes, C Patterson… - Journal of Sex & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Choking/strangulation during sex has become prevalent in the United States. Yet, no
qualitative research has addressed men's choking experiences. Through interviews with 21 …

Describing nonfatal intimate partner strangulation presentation and evaluation in a community-based hospital: partnerships between the emergency department and …

A Bergin, E Blumenfeld, JC Anderson… - The Journal of head …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To describe characteristics of strangulation, and associated medical care,
documentation, and injuries of women after nonfatal intimate partner strangulation (NF-IPS) …

Sex and gender differences in mild traumatic brain injury/concussion

S Chaychi, E Valera, MC Tartaglia - International review of neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
The high incidence of concussions/mild traumatic brain injury and the significant number of
people with persisting concussion symptoms as well as the concern for delayed …

Pornography and women's experience of mixed-gender sexual choking/strangulation: Eroticization mediates, perceived similarity moderates

PJ Wright, D Herbenick… - Journal of health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Sexual choking, which is a form of strangulation, can lead to various health consequences,
including death. Recent surveys suggest that sexual choking is prevalent among young US …