TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Psychiatric needs of male prison inmates in Italy
JO  - International journal of law and psychiatry
A1  - Piselli, Massimiliano
A1  - Attademo, Luigi
A1  - Garinella, Raffaele
A1  - Rella, Angelo
A1  - Antinarelli, Simonetta
A1  - Tamantini, Antonia
A1  - Quartesan, Roberto
A1  - Stracci, Fabrizio
A1  - Abram, Karen M.
SP  - 82
EP  - 88
VL  - 41
IS  - 
N2  - This paper presents data on the mental health needs of men in an Italian prison and examines if mental health needs of inmates differ across key correctional subpopulations. Interviewers conducted semi-structured clinical interviews with 526 convicted males incarcerated in the Spoleto Prison from October 2010 through September 2011. Nearly two thirds (65.0%) of inmates had an Axis I or Axis II disorder. About half (52.7%) had an Axis I disorder. Personality disorders were the most common disorders (51.9%), followed by anxiety (25.3%) and substance use disorders (24.9%). Over one third of inmates (36.6%) had comorbid types of disorder. The most common comorbid types of disorders were substance use disorders plus personality disorders (20.1%) and anxiety disorders plus personality disorders (18.0%). <br><br>FINDINGS underscore a significant need for specialized mental health services for men in Italian prisons. Moreover, as inmates return to the community, their care becomes the responsibility of the community health system. Service systems must be equipped to provide integrated services for those with both psychiatric and substance use disorders and be prepared for challenges posed by patients with personality disorders.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-2527
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2015.03.011
ID  - ref1
ER  -