Criminal justice involvement, trauma, and negative affect in Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans
Autor: | Sally C. Johnson, Virginia M. Newton, Kristy Straits-Tröster, Eric B. Elbogen, Jennifer J. Vasterling, Jean C. Beckham, H. Ryan Wagner |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Anger Violence Irritability Suicide prevention Article Stress Disorders Post-Traumatic mental disorders Injury prevention medicine Humans Psychiatry Iraq War 2003-2011 health care economics and organizations Veterans media_common Combat Disorders Afghan Campaign 2001 Criminals Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Substance abuse Affect Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Brain Injuries Domestic violence Female Crime medicine.symptom Psychology Clinical psychology Criminal justice |
Zdroj: | Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 80:1097-1102 |
ISSN: | 1939-2117 0022-006X |
Popis: | Objective: Although criminal behavior in veterans has been cited as a growing problem, little is known about why some veterans are at increased risk for arrest. Theories of criminal behavior postulate that people who have been exposed to stressful environments or traumatic events and who report negative affect such as anger and irritability are at increased risk of antisocial conduct. Method: We hypothesized veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or traumatic brain injury (TBI) who report anger/irritability would show higher rates of criminal arrests. To test this, we examined data in a national survey of N = 1,388 Iraq and Afghanistan war era veterans. Results: We found that 9% of respondents reported arrests since returning home from military service. Most arrests were associated with nonviolent criminal behavior resulting in incarceration for less than 2 weeks. Unadjusted bivariate analyses revealed that veterans with probable PTSD or TBI who reported anger/irritability were more likely to be arrested than were other veterans. In multivariate analyses, arrests were found to be significantly related to younger age, male gender, having witnessed family violence, prior history of arrest, alcohol/drug misuse, and PTSD with high anger/irritability but were not significantly related to combat exposure or TBI. Conclusions: Findings show that a subset of veterans with PTSD and negative affect may be at increased risk of criminal arrest. Because arrests were more strongly linked to substance abuse and criminal history, clinicians should also consider non-PTSD factors when evaluating and treating veterans with criminal justice involvement. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved). Language: en |
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