Substance use, mental health, and relationships: A comparison of male and female offenders serving community sentences

Palmer, Emma J.; Jinks, Mary; Hatcher, Ruth M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2009.12.007

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“…In the current study, the lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates of mental disorders were, respectively, 1.2 and 1.8 times higher among women than among men. More psychiatric morbidity among women prisoners has also been reported by other studies [22,23]. Women are in general less likely to commit crimes, although those who commit are usually characterized by a psychopathological profile [6].…”

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2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Andreoli

Santos

Quintana

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European Psychiatry

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the prison population in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: Through stratified random sampling, 1.192 men and 617 women prisoners were evaluated for the presence of psychiatric disorders by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, 2.1 version, according to definitions and criteria of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The prevalence estimates of mental disorders and their respective 95% confidence intervals were calculated and adjusted for sample design through complex sample analysis.Results: Lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates differed between genders. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of any mental disorder was, respectively, 68.9% and 39.2% among women, and 56.1% and 22.1% among men. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of anxious-phobic disorders was, respectively, 50% and 27.7% among women and 35.3% and 13.6% among men, of affective disorders was 40% and 21% among women and 20.8% and 9.9% among men, and of drug-related disorders was 25.2% and 1.6% among women and 26.5% and 1.3% among men. For severe mental disorders (psychotic, bipolar disorders, and severe depression), the lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates were, respectively, 25.8% and 14.7% among women, and 12.3% and 6.3% among men.Conclusions: This is the first large-scale epidemiological study performed with the prison population in Brazil, revealed high rates of psychiatric disorders among men and women. Many similarities, as well as some differences, were found between our results and those of studies conducted in other countries. The differences observed are more likely due to the peculiarities of the prison systems in each country than to the diagnostic criteria adopted in the studies. This fact reinforces the importance of conducting such studies as part of planning and development of appropriate policies for the particular mental health needs of specific prison populations.

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2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Andreoli

Santos

Quintana

et al. 2013

European Psychiatry

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“…En relación con el perfil de gravedad de la adicción, cuando se observan las PSRs, se ve que hay pocas diferencias, y éstas muestran que las mujeres tienen significativamente mayor gravedad en los dominios de la vida relacionas con la salud mental y los problemas con la pareja. Sin embargo, cuando se consideran diferentes ítems del ASI-6 de modo individual, los hombres de este estudio presentan más problemas relacionados con el uso de sustancias en todas las áreas de la vida, salvo en los relativos al estado psicológico y al área de las relaciones sociales, en consonancia con lo que muestran otros estudios (Cotto et al, 2010;Kopak et al, 2012;Najt et al, 2011;Palmer et al, 2010).…”

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“…El uso de sustancias ha sido asociado con comportamientos criminales, tanto en hombres como en mujeres (Green et al, 2009;Palmer, Jinks, y Hatcher, 2010). Tradicionalmente, los hombres presentan mayores tasas que las mujeres tanto de violencia como de crímenes contra la propiedad (Castillo-Carniglia, Pizarro, Luengo, y Soto-Brandt, 2014;McMurran, Riemsma, Manning, Misso, y Kleijnen, 2011).…”

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“…Tradicionalmente, los hombres presentan mayores tasas que las mujeres tanto de violencia como de crímenes contra la propiedad (Castillo-Carniglia, Pizarro, Luengo, y Soto-Brandt, 2014;McMurran, Riemsma, Manning, Misso, y Kleijnen, 2011). Sin embargo, desde hace varios años, las tasas de mujeres con problemas legales derivados del abuso de sustancias se han ido elevando significativamente (Messina, Grella, Cartier, y Torres, 2010;Palmer et al, 2010).…”

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Diferencias de género en la gravedad de la adicción

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“…The particular importance of intimate relationships to female offending has been discussed by a number of authors (Covington, 2007;Hollin & Palmer, 2006;Palmer, Jinks & Hatcher, 2010). In doing so reference has frequently been made to relational theory in order to describe how women's psychological and emotional well-being stems from their connection with others.…”

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Violent Female Offending: An Exploration of Repeat and One-Time Offending

Mahoney¹,

Karatzias

2012

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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There has been an increased focus on understanding the factors that may be predictive of violent recidivism among female offenders. Previous research has indicated that repeat and one-time violent female offenders have very different profiles. All female prisoners incarcerated for a violent offense in Scotland over a two-month period (n = 87) were compared on a range of demographic, offending, behavioral and mental health variables. Multivariate regression analysis revealed a lack of 'spousal' relationships and early onset of violent offending were significant predictor variables that distinguished the recidivist subgroup (explaining 68.2% of variance). Difficulties with intimate relationships are, however, noted for both subgroups.

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Substance use, mental health, and relationships: A comparison of male and female offenders serving community sentences

Cited by 27 publications

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2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Diferencias de género en la gravedad de la adicción

Violent Female Offending: An Exploration of Repeat and One-Time Offending

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