RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Lifetime and Six-Month Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among Sentenced Female Offenders
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 333
OP 342
VO 16
IS 4
A1 Daniel, A. E.
A1 Robins, Arthur J.
A1 Reid, John C.
A1 Wilfley, Denise E.
YR 1988
UL http://jaapl.org/content/16/4/333.abstract
AB The authors determined the six-month and lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders among 100 consecutively admitted female offenders to a prison, using Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS Version III) and found high prevalence rates of schizophrenia, major depression, substance use disorders, psychosexual dysfunction, and antisocial personality disorders. The prevalence rates of these disorders were significantly higher than those of the general population. The authors note the implications of their findings for treatment of women within the correctional system.