Characteristics and neuropsychological impact of traumatic brain injury in female prisoners

O’Sullivan, Michelle; Fitzsimons, Steven; Ramos, Sara da Silva; Oddy, Michael; Sterr, Annette

doi:10.1080/02699052.2020.1858344

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“…A study by McMillan et al (2021) found that 78% of women prisoners in Scotland had a history of significant head injury -most of which occurred in the context of domestic abuse that often lasted over periods of several years. Findings from traumatic brain injury studies call for standardized screening for all women in prison and the development of focused interventions to prevent further harm to this population (O'Sullivan et al, 2021). TIC approaches require women's basic health needs to be met before any TS therapy can be considered.…”

Section: ) Trauma and Physical Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Trauma-Informed Care In Women's Prisons: A co-produced rapid literature review

Lomani¹,

Brooker²

2022

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Women entering the criminal justice system often have multiple and complex needs, including traumatic histories of abuse and victimisation, mental health difficulties, substance misuse and previous involvement with the care system. Evidence from community-based initiatives suggests that trauma-informed systems are effective and can benefit both staff and trauma survivors. This review aimed to identify the evidence for trauma-informed and trauma specific care in female prisons. In addition, the review expands on these findings to explore areas related to trauma-informed care (TIC) and female prisons in the UK more widely. A rapid review of the literature was conducted using innovative, co-production methodology to identify research studies and grey literature that investigates or discusses TIC for women in prisons. This review happened in two stages: 1) a rapid review of the current international literature; 2) a lived experience expansion of these findings, using an adapted critical interpretive synthesis approach. Experiences of trauma in female prisons were associated with psychiatric diagnoses such as depression, anxiety and PTSD. The most significant paper was a recent meta-analysis of TIC in female prisons. Here, 16 studies were identified that met quality criteria, nine of which focused only on women. TIC significantly improved symptoms associated with PTSD in the Meta-analysis. Although many different models of intervention exist, most are offered in a group format and session lengths vary. Seven specific areas of further interest relating to TIC in women’s prisons were identified. These included: 1) the difference between TIC and trauma-specific approaches; 2) trauma-informed substance misuse 3) debates around ‘personality disorder’ pathways and the fit with TIC; 4) trauma and physical health; 5) self-harm; 6) specific TIC for vulnerable groups: women with long sentences, foreign national prisoners and mothers in prison; 7) the role of lived experience in TIC.

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Section: ) Trauma and Physical Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%