PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - V Reinhardt
AU  - R Rogers
TI  - Differences in anxiety between first-time and multiple-time inmates: a multicultural perspective
DP  - 1998 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 375--382
VI  - 26
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/26/3/375.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/26/3/375.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1998 Sep 01; 26
AB  - The present study investigated differences in anxiety symptoms and associated features between 129 first-time and multiple-time male inmates from a large urban jail. Participants were assessed on three separate anxiety measures: the Structured Clinical Interview of DSM-III-R Disorders (SCID) anxiety disorders module, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and anxiety scales of the Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI). First-time inmates were found to have more symptom severity for Generalized Anxiety Disorder, especially symptoms related to scanning and vigilance. Both first-time and multiple-time inmates evidenced higher state than trait anxiety, although this pattern did not hold for African Americans. Contrary to previous research, few ethnic differences were found in this incarcerated sample.