Challenges for Canada in Meeting the Needs of Persons with Serious Mental Illness in Prison

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Table 1

Prevalence Studies of Serious Mental Illness in Canadian Prisons

Study	Sample and Measure Used; Tool	Prevalence of SMI (Lifetime)
Bland et al.³⁵	180 Provincial inmates, random sample; DIS	Schizophrenia (2.2%) Mania 3.3% (4.4%) Depression 13.9 (16.7%)
Motiuk and Porporino³⁶	2812 Stratified federally sentenced males, random sample; DIS	Psychosis 3% (10.4%) Depression 5% (21.5%) dysthymia included
Gingell (unpublished data)	317 Consecutive city jail admissions; 107 random federal inmates; BPRS, DIS	Schizophrenia 8%
Hodgins and Cote³⁷	495 Federal inmates, random sample; DIS	Psychosis 5% BAD 2.8%, MDD 7.5%
Roesch³⁸	790 Remand inmates, consecutive sample; DIS	Schizophrenia 5%
Arboleda-Florez et al.³⁹	1151 Remand inmates, random sample; SCID	Schizophrenia 1% Mania 0.4%, MDD 3%
Blanchette and Motiuk⁴⁰	76 Female federal (57% of total female population) inmates, non-random sample; DIS	Depression 33%
Wormith and McKeague⁴¹	2500 Offenders, survey of parole files; File review	Psychotic disorder (8.9%) Mood disorder (15.5%)
Corrado et al.⁴²	192 Male remanded inmates, random sample; DIS	Schizophrenia 4.9% Mania 4.1% Major depression 6.1%
Brink et al.⁴³	202 Male federal newly sentenced inmates, random sample; SCID	Psychosis (5.5%) MDD 4.5% (18.3%) Bipolar 0.5% (2%)

BAD, bipolar affective disorder; BPRS, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale; DIS, Diagnostic Interview Schedule; MDD, major depressive disorder; SCID, Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders.