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Brain morphometry in female victims of intimate partner violence with and without posttraumatic stress disorder

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Fennema-Notestine, Christine, Stein, Murray B, Kennedy, Colleen M, Archibald, Sarah L, Jernigan, Terry L·2002·Biological Psychiatry

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Background To examine neuroanatomical morphometry in adult female victims of intimate partner violence with and without posttraumatic stress disorder. Methods Seventeen nonvictimized comparison subjects and 22 victims of intimate partner violence, 11 with and 11 without posttraumatic stress disorder, were studied. Using quantitative magnetic resonance imaging, three mesial temporal lobe areas were measured: hippocampus, amygdala, and parahippocampal gyrus. Additionally, whole brain morphometry provided fluid, gray, and white matter volumes of the cortex and cerebellum for exploratory analyses. Relationships of morphometric measures to symptoms, abuse history, and neuropsychological function were examined. Results Intimate partner violence subjects with posttraumatic stress disorder did not demonstrate significantly smaller hippocampal or other mesial temporal lobe volumes. Overall, intimate partner violence subjects had smaller supratentorial cranial vaults and smaller frontal and occipital gray matter volumes relative to nonvictimized comparison subjects. Supratentorial cranial vault volume was negatively correlated with severity of childhood physical abuse, but not with intimate partner violence or posttraumatic stress disorder severity. Trails B performance was negatively correlated with frontal gray matter volume. Conclusions These findings are inconsistent with prior reports of smaller hippocampal volumes in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. Rather, the findings point to cerebral abnormalities that may reflect the influence of early trauma on neurodevelopmental processes or denote brain morphometric characteristics of persons at increased risk for serious psychosocial adversity.

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Authors
Fennema-Notestine, C., Stein, M. B., Kennedy, C. M., Archibald, S. L., & Jernigan, T. L.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • VA San Diego Healthcare System (US)
Corresponding author
Stein, Murray B
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-12
Volume
52
Issue
11
Pages
1089-1101
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2097662492
Cited by
274
References
43
Citations by year
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11.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
intimate partner violence, post-traumatic stress disorder, brain morphometry, hippocampus, amygdala, parahippocampal gyrus, medial temporal lobe, gray matter volume, white matter volume, child physical abuse, frontal lobe, neuropsychological performance, women
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Female, Hippocampus, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Temporal Lobe, Case-Control Studies, Domestic Violence, Crime Victims

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