Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased aggression and antisocial behavior. This review examined existing literature regarding TBI prevalence and associated adverse mental health among individuals within the criminal justice system. TBI prevalence varied between 12 and 82% for yout...

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Main Authors: Audrey McKinlay, Michelle Albicini
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Language:English
Published: Aldus Press 2016-12-01
Series:Concussion
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Online Access:https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2016-0011
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description Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased aggression and antisocial behavior. This review examined existing literature regarding TBI prevalence and associated adverse mental health among individuals within the criminal justice system. TBI prevalence varied between 12 and 82% for youths, and 23 and 87% for adults. TBI was associated with a range of negative outcomes, particularly substance abuse. However, confounding factors, including differing control groups, lack of information for timing and severity of TBI, and use of self-report measures for TBI history made it difficult to determine whether TBI was a risk factor. Future research should eliminate or counter for these confounds, to provide accurate prevalence rates of TBI and the direction of association between TBI and offending behaviors.
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spelling doaj-art-e50ae3470344424cafcea9f6247696592025-08-20T03:26:25ZengAldus PressConcussion2056-32992016-12-011410.2217/cnc-2016-0011Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice systemAudrey McKinlay0Michelle Albicini11Melbourne School of Psychological Science, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia2School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, AustraliaTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is associated with increased aggression and antisocial behavior. This review examined existing literature regarding TBI prevalence and associated adverse mental health among individuals within the criminal justice system. TBI prevalence varied between 12 and 82% for youths, and 23 and 87% for adults. TBI was associated with a range of negative outcomes, particularly substance abuse. However, confounding factors, including differing control groups, lack of information for timing and severity of TBI, and use of self-report measures for TBI history made it difficult to determine whether TBI was a risk factor. Future research should eliminate or counter for these confounds, to provide accurate prevalence rates of TBI and the direction of association between TBI and offending behaviors.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2016-0011brain injuryincarceratedmental health
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brain injury
incarcerated
mental health
title Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
title_full Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
title_fullStr Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
title_short Prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
title_sort prevalence of traumatic brain injury and mental health problems among individuals within the criminal justice system
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incarcerated
mental health
url https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cnc-2016-0011
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