Cognitive, Psychosocial, and Legal Vulnerabilities of Violent Versus Nonviolent Traumatic Brain Injury Among Justice-Involved Individuals

Date of Award

8-24-2024

Document Type

Doctoral Research Paper

Degree Name

Psy.D.

Organizational Unit

Graduate School of Professional Psychology

First Advisor

Kimberly Gorgens

Second Advisor

Laura Meyer

Third Advisor

Catharine Johnston-Brooks

Keywords

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), Violence, Criminal justice

Abstract

The present study investigated differences in cognitive, psychosocial, and legal outcomes among justice-involved individuals with a history of violent compared to nonviolent TBI. Data from 189 justice-involved individuals were analyzed. Individuals were grouped by mechanism of injury (motor vehicle accident [MVA], violence, or fall) and compared on a cognitive assessment battery, three comorbid psychosocial variables, and total length of time incarcerated (in months). Results revealed persons with TBI from violence were more likely to have a history of mental illness than persons with TBI due to MVAs or falls. Understanding the psychosocial vulnerabilities associated with mechanisms of TBI, particularly violence, informs targets of primary and tertiary prevention efforts aimed at reducing incidence of violent brain injury and mitigating the negative outcomes associated with these injuries.

Copyright Date

7-24-2024

Copyright Statement / License for Reuse

All Rights Reserved
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Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

Rights Holder

Spenser Nye

Provenance

Received from author

File Format

application/pdf

Language

English (eng)

Extent

23 pgs

File Size

323 KB

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