Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Criminal Charges and Convictions in Mid and Late Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Childhood exposure to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is common. Individuals with a childhood history of mTBI experience more frequent criminal justice involvement in mid to late adolescence and adulthood. No study had been conducted to examine whether the link is causal or spurious.

Objective

To determine whether mTBI in childhood causes criminal justice involvement in mid to late adolescence.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used population-based data for all children born between 1995 and 2000 in Denmark, with data linked to emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations before age 10 years and all criminal charges and convictions from ages 15 to 20 years. The exposure group contained all individuals diagnosed with mTBI befor

SUBMITTER: Blaabæk EH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443431 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature