Traumatic brain injury among Australian prisoners: Rates, recurrence and sequelae
- 1 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Brain Injury
- Vol. 20 (5), 499-506
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02699050600664749
Abstract
Primary objective: To establish the prevalence, severity, recurrence and sequelae of past traumatic brain injury (TBI) among individuals recently received into custody. Research design: Cross-sectional random sample of men recently received into the New South Wales’ (NSW) criminal justice system. Procedures: Participants were screened for a history of TBI including the injury setting, severity, treatment and sequelae of up to five separate TBI episodes. Outcomes and results: Of 200 study participants, 82% endorsed a history of at least one TBI of any severity and 65% a history of TBI with a loss of consciousness (LOC). Multiple past TBIs were common, as were ongoing sequelae. Treatment for the TBI was more common among those TBIs with a LOC compared with no LOC (66% vs. 39%). Conclusions: Among individuals entering the criminal justice system, past TBI is common and often associated with ongoing neuropsychiatric and social sequelae. Screening for TBI at the point of reception may be warranted to better understand and treat those with ongoing neuropsychiatric sequelae arising from the TBI.Keywords
This publication has 19 references indexed in Scilit:
- Brain injury and violent crimeBrain Injury, 2003
- Traumatic brain injury in a county jail population: prevalence, neuropsychological functioning and psychiatric disordersBrain Injury, 2003
- Precursors of lethal violence: a death row sampleSocial Science & Medicine, 2000
- Incidence and outcomes of traumatic brain injury and substance abuse in a New Zealand prison population.Brain Injury, 1998
- The role of head injury in cognitive functioning, emotional adjustment and criminal behaviourBrain Injury, 1998
- Exploration of Head Injury without Medical AttentionPublished by SAGE Publications ,1992
- Profile of Trauma Due to Violence in a Statewide Prison PopulationSouthern Medical Journal, 1992
- Recurrent traumatic brain injuryBrain Injury, 1992
- Psychiatric, neurological, and psychoeducational characteristics of 15 death row inmates in the United StatesAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1986
- Habitual Violence : A Profile of 62 MenAmerican Journal of Psychiatry, 1974