Vasudeva Murthy Challakere Ramaswamy, Tony Butler, Bianca Ton, Kay Wilhelm, Philip B Mitchell, Lee Knight, David Greenberg, Andrew Ellis, Stephen Allnutt, Jocelyn Jones, Val Gebski, Vaughan Carr, Rodney J Scott, Peter William Schofield
BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health problem that may be associated with numerous behavioral problems, including impulsivity, aggression and violence. Rates of self-reported TBI are high within offender populations, but the extent to which TBI is causally implicated in causing illegal behavior is unclear. This study examined the psychological and functional correlates of histories of traumatic brain injury in a sample of impulsive violent offenders. METHODS: Study participants, all men, had been recruited to participate in a randomized controlled trial of sertraline to reduce recidivism...
2023: Frontiers in Psychology