title: Traumatic brain injury among female offenders in a prison population: results of the FleuryTBI study.
abstract: The study was designed to estimate the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in a French prison population of female offenders, study the variables known to be associated with TBI, and compare our results with those obtained among male offenders as described in a previous paper.
  
  
  
  All female offenders (adults and juveniles) consecutively admitted to Fleury-Mérogis prison over a 3-month period were included in the study.
  
  
  
  During the admission procedure, female offenders were interviewed by healthcare staff using a self-reported questionnaire.
  
  
  
  In all, 100 female offenders were included. The rate of self-reported TBI was high, with a prevalence of 21%. The first cause of TBI was violence related (35%) and a majority of female offenders with a history of TBI reported having sustained more than one TBI. When compared with those who did not report a TBI, epilepsy and use of alcohol were higher among female offenders with a history of TBI. Perceived health was significantly worse for women who reported a TBI.
  
  
  
  This study findings provide additional evidence that TBI among offender populations is serious and that specific actions need to be developed and implemented in correctional settings such as screening for TBI upon arrival.
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 7371INSERM UMR S 1146 Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale (LIB) UPMC Univ Paris 06 Sorbonne Universités Paris France; Service de MPR Fondation Sainte Marie Paris France.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Durand
authors.affiliation: U 657 Inserm Paris France; Institut Pasteur Ph EMI Paris France; Faculté de Médecine Paris Ile de France Ouest EA 4499 Université Versailles Saint Quentin Versailles Saint Quentin France.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Watier
authors.affiliation: UCSA des maisons d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis Sainte Geneviève des Bois France.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lécu
authors.affiliation: UCSA des maisons d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis Sainte Geneviève des Bois France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fix
authors.affiliation: Centre Ressources francilien du traumatisme crânien Paris France.
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 7371INSERM UMR S 1146 Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale (LIB) UPMC Univ Paris 06 Sorbonne Universités Paris France; Service de Rééducation des pathologies neurologiques acquises de l'enfant Hôpitaux de Saint Maurice Saint Maurice France.
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chevignard
authors.affiliation: CNRS UMR 7371INSERM UMR S 1146 Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomédicale (LIB) UPMC Univ Paris 06 Sorbonne Universités Paris France; Département de Médecine physique et de réadaptation APHP Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié-Salpêtrière-Charles Foix Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Paris France.
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pradat-Diehl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000070642:Brain Injuries, Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D057237:Criminals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: female prisoners; head injury; inmates; neuropsychology; traumatic brain injury