TBI Program, Study, or Pilot
Type: Study
Agency Providing the Funding: National Institutes of Health,
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing/Rehabilitation Nursing Foundation of the Association of Rehabilitation Nurses Research Grant Award, 1999;
The Baxter Foundation, 2000;
Marion R. Gregory Award for the proposal that holds significant promise as a contribution to the profession, University of Pennsylvania, 2001;
Dr. Ann W. Burgess Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mental Health, University of Pennsylvania, 2001;
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, XI Chapter Research Grant Award, 2001.
(Brewer-Smyth, Shults, & Wolbert Burgess, 2004)
Year Provided/Duration: Information Unavailable
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Population (Juvenile Justice, Criminal Justice, Parole, Probation, Jail, Prison, etc.,)
System Group
Adult Women’s Prison
Location
Mid-Atlantic Region (Minimum & Maximum-Security Sections)
Purpose/Goal
A modified case-control design was used to investigate female prison inmates currently convicted of violent crimes in comparison with those convicted of nonviolent crimes. History of having been physically or sexually abused, neurologic history and physical examination, basal salivary cortisol levels, and associated variables were investigated to identify possible risk factors for violent compared to nonviolent criminal convictions. (Brewer-Smyth, Shults, & Wolbert Burgess, 2004)
Screening Tool Used
What tool was used?
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When is screening done?
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What happens after screening?
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Who Conducted Screening?
Interviewed by author; Kathleen Brewer-Smyth
(Brewer-Smyth, Shults, & Wolbert Burgess, 2004)
Data Collection
Tracking
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Findings
Of all inmates studied, 95% had neurologic histories predating the current crime and/or neurologic examination abnormalities. Logistic regression revealed morning cortisol levels, number of years since last abuse, number of prior suicide attempts, and traumatic brain injuries with loss of consciousness to be significantly associated with current violent convictions, with a mean of two brain injuries with loss of consciousness per subject in the violent group. (Brewer-Smyth, Shults, & Wolbert Burgess, 2004)
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Agency Contact Information
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Sustainability
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Advisory Board
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How was this information acquired?
Information was acquired through online published study.
References: For more information on this states work, please see references
Brewer-Smyth, K., Shults, J., & Wolbert Burgess, A. (2004). Physical and Sexual Abuse, Salivary Cortisol, and Neurologic Correlates of Violent Criminal Behavior in Female Prison Inmates. Society of Biological Psychiatry, 55, 21-31. doi:10.1016/S0006-3223(03)00705-4