title: Diagnostic profiles of offenders in substance abuse treatment programs.
abstract: This study examined the association of Axis I and Axis II disorders among offenders who were in prison-based substance abuse treatment in a national multi-site study. Participants (N = 280) received a psychosocial assessment and a structured diagnostic interview in two separate sessions. Logistic regression models examined the association between lifetime mood and anxiety disorders with two personality disorders, and the relationship of Axis I and Axis II disorders (alone and in combination) to pre-treatment psychosocial functioning. Over two-thirds of the sample met criteria for at least one mental disorder. Borderline personality disorder was strongly associated with having a lifetime mood disorder (odds ratio = 7.5) or lifetime anxiety disorder (odds ratio = 8.7). Individuals with only an Axis II disorder, or who had both Axis I and Axis II disorders, had more severe problems in psychosocial functioning than those without any disorder. Clinical treatment approaches need to address this heterogeneity in diagnostic profiles, symptom severity, and psychosocial functioning.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs, 1640 SouthSepulveda Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA. grella@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Christine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Grella
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greenwell
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prendergast
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sacks
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Melnick
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016730:Program Development; D011584:Psychology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy