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Article: Journal of Behavioral Psychology (Marín Torices, M. I.)

Recently the Journal of Behavioral Psychology published an article from our research team concerning the use of neuropsychological evaluations in forensic cases of intimate partner violence. It is widely acknowledged that female victims of intimate partner violence suffer from psychological problems including anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Neuropsychological health, however, is rarely assessed. This is concerning, considering the high frequency with which women are hit in the head by batterers and the implications of subsequent brain injury on well-being. Furthermore, these neuropsychological...

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VII Conference for Violence Against Women Studies

On the 24th of October, our research team participated in the VII Conference for Violence Against Women Studies. We presented an article that compared neuropsychological performance of female victims of intimate partner violence to that of a group of women who had not previously suffered violence. The Andalusian Regional Government will soon publish these results on the Ministry of Justice and Public Administration’s webpage. In this study, participants included 52 female victims of intimate partner violence and 30 women who had not suffered violence. Demographic and violence variables...

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