Association of medically attended traumatic brain injury and in-prison behavioral infractions: a statewide longitudinal study

J Correct Health Care. 2010 Oct;16(4):273-86. doi: 10.1177/1078345810378253.

Abstract

This study examined the association between medically attended traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in-prison behavioral infractions in a statewide population by comparing rate ratios of infractions in inmates with and without TBI over an 11.5-year period (16,299 males and 1,270 females). The in-prison behavioral infraction rate was significantly increased in males with TBI compared with no TBI for all infractions (RR = 1.32, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.55), violent infractions (RR = 1.86, 95% CI: 1.54, 2.24), and nonviolent infractions (RR = 1.19, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.41). The violent behavioral infraction rate was significantly increased in females with TBI compared with no TBI (RR = 2.44, 95% CI: 1.45, 4.12). A clearer understanding of inmates with a history of TBI and further examination of the association of TBI and behavioral infractions are needed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Injuries / complications*
  • Brain Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology
  • Mental Disorders / etiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Prisons / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Sex Factors
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • South Carolina / epidemiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
  • Substance-Related Disorders / etiology
  • Trauma Severity Indices
  • Violence / statistics & numerical data*