title: Traumatic brain injury among Indiana state prisoners.
abstract: Research on traumatic brain injury among inmates has focused on comparing the rate of traumatic brain injury among offenders to the general population, but also how best to screen for traumatic brain injury among this population. This study administered the short version of the Ohio State University Traumatic Brain Injury Identification Method to all male inmates admitted into Indiana state prisons were screened for a month (N = 831). Results indicate that 35.7% of the inmates reported experiencing a traumatic brain injury during their lifetime and that these inmates were more likely to have a psychiatric disorder and a prior period of incarceration than those without. Logistic regression analysis finds that a traumatic brain injury predicts the likelihood of prior incarceration net of age, race, education, and psychiatric disorder. This study suggests that brief instruments can be successfully implemented into prison screenings to help divert inmates into needed treatment.
authors.affiliation: Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Public & Environmental Affairs, Business/SPEA Building, 801 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202.
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ray
authors.forename: Dona
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sapp
authors.forename: Ashley
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kincaid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: forensic science; prevalence; prior incarceration; prisoners; psychiatric disorder; traumatic brain injury