@article{ref1,
title="Brain injury in a forensic psychiatry population",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2007",
author="Colantonio, Angela and Stamenova, V. and Abramowitz, C. and Clarke, Duncan and Christensen, B.",
volume="21",
number="13-14",
pages="1353-1360",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The prevalence and profile of adults with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) has not been studied in large North American forensic mental health populations. This study investigated how adults with a documented history of TBI differed with the non-TBI forensic population with respect to demographics, psychiatric diagnoses and history of offences. METHOD: A retrospective chart review of all consecutive admissions to a forensic psychiatry programme in Toronto, Canada was conducted. Information on history of TBI, psychiatric diagnoses, living environments and types of criminal offences were obtained from medical records. RESULTS: History of TBI was ascertained in 23% of 394 eligible patient records. Compared to those without a documented history of TBI, persons with this history were less likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia but more likely to have alcohol/substance abuse disorder. There were also differences observed with respect to offence profiles. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence to support routine screening for a history of TBI in forensic psychiatry.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.1080/02699050701785054",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02699050701785054"
}