TY - JOUR
T1 - Deficits in behavioral inhibition predict treatment engagement in prison inmates
AU - Fishbein, Diana
AU - Sheppard, Monica
AU - Hyde, Christopher
AU - Hubal, Robert
AU - Newlin, David
AU - Serin, Ralph
AU - Chrousos, George
AU - Alesci, Salvatore
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments This research was funded by the National Institute of Justice, Grant No. 2002-MU-BX-0013. We thank the Maryland Department of Correction, their Social Work and Correctional Office staff for their full cooperation and assistance in conducting this study.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Many inmates do not respond favorably to standard treatments routinely offered in prison. Executive cognitive functioning and emotional regulation may play a key role in treatment responsivity. During intake into treatment, inmates (N = 224) were evaluated for executive functioning, emotional perception, stress reactivity (salivary cortisol), IQ, psychological and behavioral traits, prior drug use, child and family background, and criminal histories and institutional behavior. Outcome measures included program completion, treatment readiness, responsivity and gain, and the Novaco Reaction to Provocation Questionnaire. Relative deficits in behavioral inhibition significantly predicted treatment outcomes, more so than background, psychological, or behavioral variables, and other neurocognitive and emotional regulatory measures. Future replications of these results have potential to improve assessment and treatment of offenders who are otherwise intractable.
AB - Many inmates do not respond favorably to standard treatments routinely offered in prison. Executive cognitive functioning and emotional regulation may play a key role in treatment responsivity. During intake into treatment, inmates (N = 224) were evaluated for executive functioning, emotional perception, stress reactivity (salivary cortisol), IQ, psychological and behavioral traits, prior drug use, child and family background, and criminal histories and institutional behavior. Outcome measures included program completion, treatment readiness, responsivity and gain, and the Novaco Reaction to Provocation Questionnaire. Relative deficits in behavioral inhibition significantly predicted treatment outcomes, more so than background, psychological, or behavioral variables, and other neurocognitive and emotional regulatory measures. Future replications of these results have potential to improve assessment and treatment of offenders who are otherwise intractable.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10979-008-9163-7
DO - 10.1007/s10979-008-9163-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 19139980
AN - SCOPUS:70350010026
SN - 0147-7307
VL - 33
SP - 419
EP - 435
JO - Law and human behavior
JF - Law and human behavior
IS - 5
ER -