Traumatic Brain Injury Could Increase Violent Crimes Study Says
1/5/2012 by LegalView under Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
A new study has found that suffering a head injury can drastically increase the chances that someone will commit a violent crime.
This study looked at 22,914 people who had experienced a traumatic brain injury. Almost 9 percent of them went on to commit acts of violence after diagnosis. Compared to the general population, people with brain injuries are three times more likely to commit a violent crime.
The researchers from Sweden and Britain defined violent criminals as those who were convicted of homicide, assault, robbery, arson, sexual offense, or illegal threats or intimidation.
The findings were published in the online journal, Public Library of Science Medicine.
Tags: Traumatic Brain Injury Research
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