title: Female children with incarcerated adult family members at risk for lifelong neurological decline.
abstract: A secondary analysis of data from adult female prison inmates in the mid-Atlantic United States defined relationships between having incarcerated adult family members during childhood and neurological outcomes. Of 135 inmates, 99 (60%) had one or more incarcerated adult family members during childhood. Regression analyses revealed that having incarcerated adult family members was related to greater frequency and severity of childhood abuse and higher incidence of neurological deficits in adulthood, especially related to traumatic brain injuries, compared to those without incarcerated adult family members. Along with being role models, adult family members impact the neurological health of children throughout their life-span.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware , USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brewer-Smyth
authors.affiliation: b College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware , USA.
authors.forename: Ryan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Pohlig
authors.affiliation: c United States Department of Veterans Affairs , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bucurescu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology