RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Gender Differences in Criminality JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law SP 188 OP 195 VO 33 IS 2 A1 Susan Hatters Friedman A1 Melvin D. Shelton A1 Omar Elhaj A1 Erik A. Youngstrom A1 Daniel J. Rapport A1 Kristene A. Packer A1 Sarah R. Bilali A1 Kelly Sak Jackson A1 Heather E. Sakai A1 Phillip J. Resnick A1 Robert L. Findling A1 Joseph R. Calabrese YR 2005 UL http://jaapl.org/content/33/2/188.abstract AB Outpatient interviews to collect criminal history data were conducted with 55 women and 77 men who had the dual diagnosis of rapid-cycling bipolar disorder with co-morbid substance abuse disorders (DD-RCBD), to ascertain gender-related similarities and differences. Fifty-three percent of women and 79 percent of men reported that they had been charged with a crime, and nearly half of those charged had been incarcerated. Men with DD-RCBD were more likely to have committed a felony and had a trend of committing more misdemeanors. Although women with DD-RCBD were less likely to have a criminal history than their male counterparts, they were far more likely to have a criminal history than were women in the general population. Implications from this pilot study include the need for earlier identification of bipolar disorder and for the increased availability of psychiatric and substance abuse services within correctional facilities.