title: Indicators of psychiatric disorder among women admitted to prison.
abstract: A random sample of 708 women prisoners recently admitted to Holloway Prison was screened for evidence of psychiatric disorder. Of the 708 women, 195 had a history of self harm, 44 of whom had a history of cutting themselves, 125 had a history of psychiatric illness, 99 were dependent on opiates, and 89 took psychotropic drugs regularly. These findings suggest that there is a need for psychiatric units in women's prisons such as Holloway Prison, and that initiatives to alter policies of admission to psychiatric hospitals should be pursued.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Tofler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014930:Women