title: Pre-injury crime, substance abuse, and neurobehavioural functioning after traumatic brain injury.
abstract: There is limited information regarding the effects of pre-injury history of arrest or history of substance use on neurobehavioural functioning after brain injury. The current study included 211 patients with traumatic brain injury, who were seen for a follow-up neuropsychological evaluation in an outpatient setting. An effort was made to distinguish between (1) patients with a history of pre-injury arrests and patients without a history of pre-injury arrests, (2) patients classified as substance abusers and non-abusers, and (3) patients with and without a history of pre-injury illicit drug use on the basis of demographic characteristics, injury characteristics, and neurobehavioural functioning. Results indicate significant differences between patients with a history of pre-injury arrests and patients without a history of pre-injury arrests in terms of demographic and injury characteristics. Differences were also noted between persons classified as substance abusers and non-abusers in terms of demographic and injury characteristics, and neurobehavioural functioning. Clinical implications and future research are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Richmond 23298-0542, USA. sakolako@hsc.vcu.edu
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kolakowsky-Hayner
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kreutzer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014193:Trauma Centers