[Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in prisoners with a short imprisonment: results from a prison in north Germany].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners with a short prison term.


METHODS
We investigated 102 participants with the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID I and II) and the Symptom Check List (SCL-90).


RESULTS
We found a lifetime-prevalence of mental disorders (axis I) of 83 %. 80 % of the participants showed at least one personality disorder.


CONCLUSIONS
These results indicate that short-term prisoners are a population which is highly troubled in a psychiatric sense and shows a need of treatment in prison.
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald am HANSE-Klinikum Stralsund, Stralsund. manuela.dudeck@uni-greifswald.de
Manuela
M
Dudeck
Daniel
D
Kopp
Philipp
P
Kuwert
K
K
Drenkhahn
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S
Orlob
H J
HJ
Lüth
Harald J
HJ
Freyberger
Carsten
C
Spitzer
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011330:Prisons / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult