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Summary
Self-report survey data were used to examine the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury, anger and irritability, as well as criminal justice involvement among Veterans who served after September 11, 2001. Results indicate that PTSD and irritability were associated with criminal involvement among this sample of Veterans.
Citation
Elbogen, E. B., Johnson, S. C., Newton, V. M., Straits-Troster, K., Vasterling, J. J., Wagner, H. R., Beckham, J. C. (2012). Criminal Justice Involvement, Trauma, and Negative Affect in Iraq and Afghanistan Era Veterans. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 80, 1091-1102. doi:10.1037/a0029967