@article{ref1,
title="Gender- and violence-related prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners",
journal="European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience",
year="2006",
author="Watzke, S. and Ullrich, Simone and Marneros, Andreas",
volume="256",
number="7",
pages="414-421",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To clarify the prevalence of mental diseases including personality disorders in a sample of German prisoners regarding delinquency and gender specificity. METHOD: Crime history, present state and lifetime mental disorders, as well as personality disorders, were assessed amongst 415 inmates and compared regarding gender and type of delinquency. RESULTS: Female offenders more often committed homicide while male offenders more frequently committed assault and robbery. Men had a higher prevalence of alcohol abuse and dissocial PD while women more often showed depression, anxiety disorders and Borderline PD. Violent offences were related to a higher prevalence of alcohol abuse and dissocial PD, as well as higher comorbidities of mental disorders. CONCLUSION: Results emphasize the complexity of the needs and requirements of imprisoned offenders. Our findings reveal an urgent need for psychiatric-psychotherapeutic services to provide suitable care to inmates in order to contribute to a more favorable legal prognosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0940-1334",
doi="10.1007/s00406-006-0656-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0656-4"
}