Journal
BRAIN INJURY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 363-372Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/02699052.2015.1131848
Keywords
Prisoners; traumatic brain injury; inmates; head injury; neuropsychology
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- 'Fondation des Gueules Cassees'
- 'Centre Ressources du Traumatisme Cranien Ile de France'
- Sorbonne Univ 540 Paris 06 [UMR 7371, UMR S 1146]
- Laboratoire d'Imagerie Biomedicale, Paris, France
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Objective: The first aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of TBI and epilepsy in a French prison population and to study variables known to be associated with TBI. The second aim was to compare prisoners with and without a history of TBI. Participants: All offenders (females, males and juveniles) admitted consecutively to Fleury-Merogis prison over a period of 3 months were included in the study. Design: During the admission procedure, offenders were interviewed by healthcare staff using a self-reported questionnaire. Results: In all, 1221 prisoners were included. The rates of TBI and epilepsy were high, with a prevalence of 30.6% and 5.9%, respectively. Psychiatric care, anxiolytic and antidepressant treatment, use of alcohol and cannabis were all significantly higher among offenders with a history of TBI. Moreover, the number of times in custody and the total time spent in jail over the preceding 5 years were significantly higher among offenders with a history of TBI. Conclusions: These results provide further evidence that specific measures need to be developed such as, first of all, screening for TBI upon arrival in prison.
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