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b'Pioneering research is showing that brain trauma is pervasive in cases of domestic violence against women. Depression, anxiety, memory loss, disorientation, and sleep problems are all potential symptoms of someone who has experienced a traumatic brain injury. Recognising and treating brain injuries is key to help survivors of domestic violence. In the second episode of the OECD podcast series \\u201cTruth Hurts\\u201d Eve Valera, Associate Professor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School shares with Monika Queisser her research on brain trauma and women who have survived domestic abuse and why it is so important to raise awareness with policy makers, women\\u2019s shelters, and first-responders.\\n\\nGuest: Eve Valera\\nHost: Monika Queisser\\nProducer: Samia Basille\\n\\nTo learn more about the OECD\\u2019s work on violence against women, please go to www.oecd.org/gender.\\n\\nTo listen to other OECD \\u201cTruth Hurts\\u201d Talks on Preventing Violence Against Women, please go to http://oe.cd/truth-hurts\\n\\nGet the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters\\nFollow us on social media: www.oecd.org/social-media \\n \\xa9OECD Podcast 2021'