Some individuals will have behavioral disturbances including anger outbursts and interpersonal conflict.
A recent study examined the rates of first criminal conviction in a group of 7694 men and women hospitalized with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
The study found about a 50 to 75% increase in rates of post-TBI criminal convictions including violent convictions. This effect was noted using either general population controls or sibling controls.
Readers with more interest in this topic can find the abstract and link to the free full-text manuscript by clicking on the PMID link in the citation below.
Figure is an original chart abstracted from data in the manuscript.
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Schofield PW, Malacova E, Preen DB, D'Este C, Tate R, Reekie J, Wand H, & Butler T (2015). Does Traumatic Brain Injury Lead to Criminality? A Whole-Population Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Data. PloS one, 10 (7) PMID: 26172545
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