Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Justice Involvement Among Military Veterans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Journal of Traumatic Stress
Emmeline N TaylorAndrea K Finlay

Abstract

There is evidence of an association between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and criminal justice involvement among military veterans. For this study, we systematically reviewed the literature to examine the association between PTSD and criminal justice involvement among military veterans, assess the magnitude of this association, and identify strengths and limitations of the underlying evidence. Five databases were searched for a larger scoping review, and observational studies that assessed PTSD and criminal justice involvement were selected from the scoping review database (N = 191). Meta-analyses were conducted, pooling odds ratios (ORs) via restricted maximum likelihood random-effects models. The main outcomes were criminal justice involvement (i.e., documentation of arrest) and PTSD (i.e., PTSD assessment score indicating probable PTSD). Of 143 unique articles identified, 10 studies were eligible for the meta-analysis. Veterans with PTSD had higher odds of criminal justice involvement (OR = 1.61, 95% CI [1.16, 2.23], p = .002) and arrest for violent offenses (OR = 1.59, 95% CI [1.15, 2.19], p = .002) compared to veterans without PTSD. The odds ratio of criminal justice involvement among military veterans with PTSD ass...Continue Reading

References

Jan 1, 1991·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·M E McFallD M Donovan
Sep 1, 1987·Comprehensive Psychiatry·D M ShawP L Loeffelholz
Oct 6, 1997·BMJ : British Medical Journal·M EggerC Minder
Oct 31, 2003·Journal of Traumatic Stress·Paul McCronePaul Cawkill
Sep 1, 2005·Military Medicine·Donald W BlackBradley N Doebbeling
Feb 5, 2008·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Steven K EricksonRani A Desai
Jul 23, 2009·BMJ : British Medical Journal·David MoherUNKNOWN PRISMA Group
Apr 20, 2011·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Greg A Greenberg, Robert A Rosenheck
May 3, 2011·The American Journal of Cardiology·Naser AhmadiRamin Ebrahimi
Jul 30, 2011·Current Opinion in Psychiatry·Annette S Crisanti, B Christopher Frueh
Nov 26, 2011·International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology·Sheryl Pimlott KubiakDeborah Bybee
Aug 16, 2012·European Journal of Psychotraumatology·Niki A Miller, Lisa M Najavits
Sep 28, 2012·Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development·Casey T TaftLorig Kachadourian
Oct 3, 2012·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology·Eric B ElbogenJean C Beckham
Aug 6, 2013·Depression and Anxiety·Shany ShermanUNKNOWN Israeli Consortium on PTSD
Oct 2, 2013·Psychological Services·Jack Tsai, Robert A Rosenheck
Jul 16, 2014·Current Psychiatry Reports·Daniel J LeeCharles W Hoge
Feb 16, 2015·Community Mental Health Journal·Kraig J Knudsen, Scott Wingenfeld
Mar 4, 2015·Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health : CBMH·RaeAnn E AndersonShawn P Cahill
Mar 10, 2015·Current Psychiatry Reports·Alyson K Zalta
May 20, 2015·Perspectives in Psychiatric Care·Elizabeth Mollard, Diane Brage Hudson
Jul 3, 2015·International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare·Micah D J PetersCassia Baldini Soares
Jul 7, 2015·Psychological Trauma : Theory, Research, Practice and Policy·Raymond W Novaco, Claude M Chemtob
Jan 15, 2016·Psychiatric Services : a Journal of the American Psychiatric Association·Jack Tsai, Robert A Rosenheck
Apr 1, 1984·Multivariate Behavioral Research·J Horn
Dec 7, 2016·Systematic Reviews·Mourad OuzzaniAhmed Elmagarmid
Feb 12, 2017·Journal of Clinical Psychology·Jennifer M DoranIlan Harpaz-Rotem
Mar 11, 2017·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Brian O HaganUNKNOWN Transitions Clinic Network
May 23, 2017·Evaluation and Program Planning·Jack Tsai, Elizabeth Goggin
Sep 16, 2017·Journal of General Internal Medicine·Elisheva R DananTimothy J Wilt
Oct 27, 2017·Law and Human Behavior·Diana C BennettStephen T Chermack
Dec 19, 2017·The American Journal on Addictions·Jessica L WaltonC L Franklin

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jan 18, 2022·Journal of Sleep Research·Teresa Paiva, Hugo Canas-Simião

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved