title: Trauma and dissociation among prisoners.
abstract: The current study examined childhood abuse, dissociation and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among male prisoners. A sample of 101 randomly selected male prisoners was interviewed. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Childhood Abuse and Neglect Questionnaire (CANQ) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I)-PTSD module were applied. Probands reported high frequency of criterion A trauma (85.2%) and lifetime PTSD (66.4%). Also, dissociative experiences more frequent than that of general population and most frequent dissociative symptoms were amnesia and absorption. PTSD and childhood traumas occur at high rates in prisoners and this finding has implications for management and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Akyüz
authors.forename: Nesim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuğu
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sar
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Doğan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015897:Comorbidity; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D004213:Dissociative Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data