TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Gender- and violence-related prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners
JO  - European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
A1  - Watzke, S.
A1  - Ullrich, Simone
A1  - Marneros, Andreas
SP  - 414
EP  - 421
VL  - 256
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0940-1334
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0656-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -