TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Association between traumatic brain injury and prison charges: a population-based cohort study
JO  - Brain injury
A1  - Matheson, Flora I.
A1  - McIsaac, Kathryn E.
A1  - Fung, Kinwah
A1  - Stewart, Lynn A.
A1  - Wilton, Geoff
A1  - Keown, Leslie A.
A1  - Nathens, Avery B.
A1  - Colantonio, Angela
A1  - Moineddin, Rahim
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - <b>Background</b>: Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a serious hidden health issue disproportionately affecting people who experience incarceration.<b>Objective</b>: We examined the association between TBI and serious disciplinary charges among men and women sentenced by the courts to terms of two or more years.<b>Methods</b>: The study originated in Ontario, Canada and used linked administrative health and correctional data. The cohort included adults experiencing their first federal sentence between 1998 and 2011 (N = 12,038). We examined disciplinary charges incurred 2 years post-sentence commencement. TBI was defined using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9 and ICD-10) diagnostic codes. Robust Poisson regression was conducted to assess the association between TBI and disciplinary charges.<b>Findings</b>: The prevalence of TBI for the full sample was 13.2%. One-third of adults with a recent TBI had a serious disciplinary charge. The unadjusted risk of incurring a serious charge for those with a history of TBI was 39% higher than those with no history of TBI (CI: 1.29-1.49). The adjusted risk was 1.14 (CI: 1.06-1.22).<b>Conclusions</b>: TBI is a serious health concern that makes it difficult for incarcerants to adjust to prison. Additional support/resources are needed to support those with histories of TBI.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0269-9052
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2020.1753114
ID  - ref1
ER  -