[Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in prisoners with a short imprisonment: results from a prison in north Germany]

Psychiatr Prax. 2009 Jul;36(5):219-24. doi: 10.1055/s-0028-1090217. Epub 2009 Apr 8.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners with a short prison term.

Methods: We investigated 102 participants with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID I and II) and the Symptom Check List (SCL-90).

Results: We found a lifetime-prevalence of mental disorders (axis I) of 83 %. 80 % of the participants showed at least one personality disorder.

Conclusions: These results indicate that short-term prisoners are a population which is highly troubled in a psychiatric sense and shows a need of treatment in prison.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Interview, Psychological
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data
  • Mental Disorders / diagnosis
  • Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
  • Mental Disorders / psychology
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Disorders / diagnosis
  • Personality Disorders / epidemiology
  • Personality Disorders / psychology
  • Prisoners / psychology*
  • Prisoners / statistics & numerical data
  • Prisons / statistics & numerical data
  • Young Adult