@article{ref1,
title="Violent and disruptive behavior among drug-involved prisoners: Relationship with psychiatric symptoms",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="2008",
author="Friedmann, Peter D. and Melnick, Gerald and Jiang, Li and Hamilton, Zachary",
volume="26",
number="4",
pages="389-401",
abstract="This study examines the relationship between psychiatric symptoms and violent/disruptive behavior among 192 inmates who participated in prison-based substance abuse treatment. Participants came from two sites able to provide narrative reports of disciplinary actions in the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies' Co-Occurring Disorders Screening Instrument study. In multivariate logistic models, a lifetime history of thought insertion/control ideation (OR, 11.6; 95% CI, 1.8-75.2), antisocial personality disorder (OR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.2-8.9), and disciplinary action related to possession of controlled substances or contraband (OR, 4.9; 95% CI, 1.9-12.3) were associated with increased risk for violent or disruptive behavior while in prison, whereas lifetime phobic symptoms (OR, 0.2; 95% CI, 0.1-0.54) and high school graduation (OR, 0.4; 95% CI, 0.2-1.0) were associated with a decreased risk of violence and disruptive behavior in general. We conclude that, among inmates in substance abuse treatment, symptoms that increase risk for violence or disruptive behavior include thought control/insertion ideation and disciplinary infractions related to controlledsubstances, contraband, or failure to participate in assigned programs, as well a history of antisocial personality disorder.</p>  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.824",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.824"
}