Washington (Adult Corrections): TBI Screening

System Group

Adult Corrections

Location

Pierce County Detention and Corrections Center

Purpose/Goal

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among inmates in a county jail population. (Ehde, Fann, & Slaughter, 2003)

What tool was used?

Standardized Interview as well as specific neuropsychological tests. To determine if an individual had a history of TBI. Medical records were not obtained or available for use in the study; therefore, TBI history was assessed by self-report. During the interview, subjects were asked if they had ever had a TBI (’Have you ever had an injury to the head which knocked you out or at least left you dazed, confused or disoriented?’). (Ehde, Fann, & Slaughter, 2003)

• Brief Anger and Aggression Questionnaire (BAAQ),
• Controlled oral Word Association Test (COWAT),
• Oklahoma Pre-morbid Intelligence Estimate (OPIE),
• Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD),
• Trail Making Test A and B and
• Wechsler Memory Scale-Revised: Logical Memory 1 and 2

When is screening done?

Utilizing a random number table, 91 individuals were randomly selected from a pool of 475 inmates in the jail at the time of the study.

Interviews and battery assessments were conducted in rooms used for professional visitation immediately adjacent to inmate housing areas. (Ehde, Fann, & Slaughter, 2003)

What happens after screening?

The second aim of this study was to examine whether an association exists between neuropsychological functioning and psychiatric diagnoses and history of TBI in the prior year among jail inmates. (Ehde, Fann, & Slaughter, 2003)

Who Conducted Screening?

Study researchers.

Tracking

Information on the method of tracking unavailable.

Findings

Of the 91 individuals approached, 69 (75.8%) consented to participate in the study. Sixty (87.0%) reported TBI over their lifetime; 25 (36.2%) reported TBI in the prior year. The latter group had significantly worse anger and aggression scores and had a trend towards poorer cognitive test results and a higher prevalence of psychiatric disorders than the group without TBI in the prior year. (Ehde, Fann, & Slaughter, 2003)

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Information and Referrals

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Trainings

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Name

Brain Injury Alliance Washington

E-mail

info@biawa.org

Website

Brain Injury Alliance Washington

Phone Number

206-467-4800

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Information was acquired through online published study.

Ehde, D., Fann, J. R., & Slaughter, B. (2003). Traumatic brain injury in a county jail population: prevalence, neuropsychological functioning and psychiatric disorders. Brain Injury, 17(9), 731-741. doi:10.1080/0269905031000088649