Psychiatric morbidity among prisoners: Summary report

Substance misuse as a marker of vulnerability among male prisoners on remand

“…These findings are in school were younger. These findings are in agreement with the most recent large agreement with the most recent large survey of psychiatric morbidity among survey of psychiatric morbidity among prisoners (Singleton prisoners (Singleton et al et al, 1998), which , 1998), which showed that subjects with drug dependency showed that subjects with drug dependency were less likely to be married and less likely were less likely to be married and less likely to be educated to A-level standard. to be educated to A-level standard.…”

The impact of mandatory drug testing in prisons

“…(Mason et al, 1997) reported that 57 per cent had used illicit drugs in the year prior to coming to prison and 33 per cent met DSM-IV criteria for drug misuse or dependence. The 1997 ONS survey of prisoners in England and Wales (Singleton et al, 1998) found a prevalence of reported drug use in the year preceding the current term of 55 per cent of female sentenced prisoners, 66 per cent of female remand and male sentenced prisoners and 73er cent of male remand prisoners. The proportions assessed as showing signs of dependence were 41 per cent of female sentenced, 54 per cent of female remand, 43 per cent of male sentenced and 51 per cent of male remand prisoners.…”

“…Previous surveys, such as the 1997 ONS survey (Singleton et al, 1998) have provided information on the extent of drug use within prisons based on numbers of prisoners reporting any use in the current prison term or the past month. However, the variation in the amount of time served by inmates and the frequent transfer of prisoners between prisons makes the information difficult to interpret.…”

Inpatient forensic-psychiatric care: Legal frameworks and service provision in three European countries

“…A follow-up study of patients discharged from a medium secure hospital in England over a twenty year period shows relatively poor outcomes, with 49% being reconvicted, 38% being readmitted to secure care and a risk of death six times greater than that of the general population (Davies et al, 2007). In the Netherlands, however, recidivism rates for discharged TBS patients have been steadily falling from 52% between 1974-and 1978to 23% between 1994-and 1998(de Boer & Gerrits, 2007 and in Germany between 1984-and 2003 readmission rates have fallen by 46% and recidivism by 74% (Müller-Isberner, 2012). The apparently poorer outcomes for patients in England and Wales may be due to ineffective treatments, but a potentially more likely explanation concerns their reintegration into society.…”

“…UK, 2015) or 148/100,000 inhabitants, the highest in Western Europe. Over 70% of these prisoners are thought to suffer from at least one mental disorder (Singleton, Meltzer, Gatward, Coid, & Deasy, 1998). Policies regarding the treatment of these mentally disordered prisoners will impact on patient numbers in secure forensic-psychiatric hospitals.…”