title: [Measurement of anxiety in a population of prisoners].
abstract: The Cattle's IPAT anxiety scale test has been used in a population of prisoners during a three years period. The specific features of these subjects suggest great caution in the interpretation of this tests, that was originally validated on different populations. For psychodiagnostic and therapeutic purposes each score should be specifically checked. Other observations are made and some suggestions are also given.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003242:Conscience; D004532:Ego; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*
vernacular_title: Misurazione dell'ansia in una popolazione di detenuti.