Federal Prison (Adult Women & Men Corrections): TBI Screening

System Group

Women and Men from 6 Federal Prison Facilities in 3 geographic regions

Location

Federal Prison

Purpose/Goal

To assess the reliability and validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire (TBIQ) for assessing history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in an offender population. (Diamond, PhD, Harzke, DrPH, Magaletta, PhD, Cummins, MA, & Frankowski, 2007)

What tool was used?

Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire (TBIQ)
Additional tools were used:

• Neurobehavioral Rating Scale – Revised (NRS-R),
• Barratt Impulsiveness Scale,
• Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D),
• Psychology Services Inmate Questionnaire (PSIQ),
• Neuropsychological Dysfunction Scale (NDS),
• Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire-Short Form (BPAD-Q-SF),
• Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)

(Diamond, PhD, Harzke, DrPH, Magaletta, PhD, Cummins, MA, & Frankowski, 2007)

When is screening done?

Information Unavailable

What happens after screening?

N/A

Who Conducted Screening?

Trained Research Assistants

Tracking

Information on method to track data unavailable.

Findings

Preliminary results indicated good test-retest reliability for lifetime history of head injury, good internal consistency for symptom severity and frequency scales, and good criterion validity for frequency of head injury and frequency and severity of symptoms. (Diamond, PhD, Harzke, DrPH, Magaletta, PhD, Cummins, MA, & Frankowski, 2007)

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Information and Referrals

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Trainings

Successful implementation of any screening initiative would first require the establishment of relevant training programs within correctional systems to sensitize all staff at all levels to the needs of those with TBI and alert them to the potential behavioral and cognitive consequences of these injuries to ensure more appropriate care. (Diamond, PhD, Harzke, DrPH, Magaletta, PhD, Cummins, MA, & Frankowski, 2007)

Name

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E-mail

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Website

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Phone Number

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Information was acquired through online published study.

Diamond, PhD, P., Harzke, DrPH, A., Magaletta, PhD, P., Cummins, MA, G., & Frankowski, R. (2007). Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury in an Offender Sample: A First Look at the Reliability and Validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire. Journal for Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 22(6), 330-338.

State was contacted and no response was received.