Psychiatric Treatment in Jail: An Experiment in Health-Care Delivery

Petrich, John

doi:10.1176/ps.27.6.413

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“…5,6 The Appendix displays the findings of previous prevalence studies of mental illness among jail populations. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Interestingly, the studies listed show no increase in prevalence rates over time, and little consistency across studies. The tremendous variation in prevalence rates may be explained, in part, by three major methodological limitations: * Sample Selection-To date, only four studies have used random samples.…”

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The prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.

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The prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.

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“…Despite the need for data on codisorders in jail populations, little exists. The vast majority of studies exmining severe mental illness in detainees have investigated only the presence or absence of single disorders (Guy, Platt, Zwerling, & Bullock, 1985;Lamb & Grant, 1983;Monahan & McDonough, 1980;Petrich, 1976aPetrich, , 1976bSchuckit, Herrman, & Schuckit, 1977;Swank & Winer, 1976;Teplin, 1990c). The only studies that specifically examined codisorders among jail detainees (e.g., Abram, 1990) excluded precisely those severe disorders (manic episode and schizophrenia) having symptomatology most likely to provoke arrest.…”

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Co-occurring disorders among mentally ill jail detainees: Implications for public policy.

Abram¹,

Teplin²

1991

American Psychologist

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Studies have demonstrated that police often arrest the mentally ill when treatment alternatives would be preferable but are unavailable. Thus, jails may contain disproportionate numbers of severely mentally ill persons who have co-occurring disorders. Data on the co-occurrence of severe mental disorder, substance abuse, and antisocial personality disorders were gathered from 728 randomly selected male urban jail detainees. Using difference of proportions tests and loglinear analysis, the authors demonstrated that most subjects with a severe mental disorder (schizophrenia or a major affective disorder) also meet criteria for a substance abuse or antisocial personality disorder. These findings suggest several changes in public policy regarding health care delivery in correctional settings and for the general population.

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“…Among incarcerated individuals, symptoms of depression and major depressive disorders are common. Studies estimate that between 14% and 52% of inmates currently experience major depression or many of its symptoms (Boothby & Durham, 1999; Eyestone & Howell, 1994; Fazel & Danesh, 2002; Petrich, 1976). Boothby and Durham (1999) found a mean score of 12.4 on the Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI ; Beck & Steer, 1993) in a sample of North Carolina male prison inmates, indicative of mild levels of depression.…”

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Efficacy and process of cognitive bibliotherapy for the treatment of depression in jail and prison inmates.

Pardini¹,

Scogin²,

Schriver³

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The purpose of this two-study project was to determine the effects of cognitive bibliotherapy for the treatment of depressive symptoms in jail and prison inmates. Participants in both samples were randomly assigned to either a treatment group that received the 4-week bibliotherapy program or a delayed-treatment control group. In the jail sample, which served as a pilot study for the more detailed prison study, the treatment group showed greater improvement on the A. T. Beck and R. A. Steer Beck Depression Inventory, 1993, Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX and the DAS (M. M. Weissman, & A. T. Beck Development and validation of the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale: A preliminary investigation; paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, November, 1978, Toronto, ON, Canada). In the prison sample, results indicated that the treatment group showed greater improvement on the HRSD (M. Hamilton, Development of a rating scale for primary depressive illness, British Journal of Social & Clinical Psychology, Vol. 6, 1967, pp. 278-296) and the A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown Beck Depression Inventory (2nd ed.), 1996, Psychological Corporation, San Antonio, TX. Approximately half of the treated participants achieved clinically significant change. Analyses of the follow-up data revealed maintenance of treatment gains in the prison and jail samples. In the prison study, significant changes were also observed on a general measure of psychological distress. Overall, results suggest that cognitive bibliotherapy may be efficacious for depressed inmates.

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Psychiatric Treatment in Jail: An Experiment in Health-Care Delivery

Cited by 8 publications

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The prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.

The prevalence of severe mental disorder among male urban jail detainees: comparison with the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program.

Co-occurring disorders among mentally ill jail detainees: Implications for public policy.

Efficacy and process of cognitive bibliotherapy for the treatment of depression in jail and prison inmates.

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