Citation

Freyne A, O'Connor A. Ir. J. Psychol. Med. 1992; 9(1): 42-44.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Irish Institute of Psychological Medicine)

DOI

10.1017/S0790966700013914

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a well recognised condition which occurs in people who have been exposed to severe trauma as victims, potential victims or witnesses. A review of case notes of all prisoners transferred since 1988 to a national forensic psychiatric hospital following traumatic hanging events in prison revealed that all patients had psychological symptoms and four had symptoms probably fulfilling PTSD according to DSM III R criteria. Our findings are discussed with reference to the literature on PTSD, the nature of the prison environment, the premorbid personality of prisoners, and the implications for dealing with the effect of suicide within a prison setting. © 1992, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; Suicide; male; personality; posttraumatic stress disorder; Forensic Psychiatry; article; clinical article; prisoner; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder