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J Interpers Violence. 2020 Dec 05;886260520975854. doi: 10.1177/0886260520975854. Epub 2020 Dec 05.

Accounting for Multiple Nonfatal Strangulation in Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment.

Journal of interpersonal violence

Jill Theresa Messing, Jacquelyn Campbell, Millan Alexander AbiNader, Richelle Bolyard

Affiliations

  1. Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  2. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 33280504 DOI: 10.1177/0886260520975854

Abstract

Nonfatal strangulation is a prevalent, underreported, and dangerous form of intimate partner violence (IPV). It is particularly important to assess for strangulation among abused women as this form of violence may not leave visible injury. The most severe negative physical and mental health consequences of strangulation appear to be dose-related, with those strangled multiple times or to the point of altered consciousness at higher risk of negative sequelae. This research examines the relationship between multiple strangulation, loss of consciousness due to strangulation, and risk of future near-fatal violence to modify the Danger Assessment (DA) and the Danger Assessment for Immigrant women (DA-I), IPV risk assessments intended to predict near-fatal and fatal violence in intimate relationships. Data from one study (

Keywords: assessment; domestic violence; homicide

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