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 Friedman, Susan Hatters
A1 Shelton, Melvin D.
A1 Elhaj, Omar
A1 Youngstrom, Erik A.
A1 Rapport, Daniel J.
A1 Packer, Kristene A.
A1 Bilali, Sarah R.
A1 Jackson, Kelly Sak
A1 Sakai, Heather E.
A1 Resnick, Phillip J.
A1 Findling, Robert L.
A1 Calabrese, Joseph R.
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.