gender differences in brain injury

Question 1

NHS website 2015

Answer 1

• reports on brain injury, suggests young people at more risk of TBI, affecting 8.5% of population
• male more at risk

Question 2

Williams 2012

Answer 2

• 60% of male (young) prisoners in custody have a form of TBI
• brain is not fully developed until 25

Question 3

Elbogen et al 2012

Answer 3

• found amongst war veterans, that being male was a risk factor for showing violence and anti-social behaviour
• but, could be due to being a war veteran rather than gender, more likely to be involved with fights & accidents, more risk of TBI
• social factors are more likely to cause the behaviour rather than gender