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ngd-The same is true in US prisons…
A quarter of Scottish prisoners have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their lives, new research has indicated.
The study, a joint venture by the University of Glasgow and the Scottish Prison Service, looked at all the country’s inmates along with electronic records of hospital admissions.
It also estimated 10% of prisoners have suffered a severe head injury during their lives – or multiple injuries likely to lead to a disability.
Traumatic brain injuries can result in emotional and personality changes such as impulsiveness, aggression or poorer judgment of control or temper.
Tom McMillan, university professor of clinical neuropsychology, said: “It is accepted that there is a need to understand head injury in prisoners in order to plan interventions to reduce associated disability and risk of reoffending.
“This study demonstrates just how prevalent serious head injury is in prisoners in Scotland.