title: [Traumatic childhood in a private male population of liberty events: prevalence study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We have observed, in several studies, high rates of psychiatric disorders and traumatic childhood experiences in people who are deprived of their freedom in prison institutions. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of different types of adverse childhood experiences and the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patient-internal male in a prison psychiatric institution.
  
  
  METHODS
  An epidemiological study was conducted between March and July 2011 in which 59 inmates-patients were evaluated in the observation room and Psychiatric Evaluation (SOEP) of the unit 20 in the Central Psychiatric Service Men, which was located on the campus of J.T. Borda Hospital of the City of Buenos Aires, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. SCID I and II, and ACE (Adverse Experience Childhood) scales were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  91% of participants had suffered any adverse experience in childhood. Physical (59%), emotional (54%), sexual (18%) and negligence (66%): a high rate of abuse in its various forms was found At the same time it was observed that all patients had a mental disorder. The most common diagnosis is personality disorder (69.4%). It was observed that most of the abuses were perpetrated by people in your household.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  high prevalence rates of adverse childhood experiences and psychiatric disorders private individuals of their liberty were observed to coincide with that shown in other studies in similar populations.
authors.affiliation: Médico especialista en Psiquiatría y Medicina Legal. Médico psiquiatra de planta del Hospital J. T. Borda. Docente de la Cátedra de Medicina Legal y Deontología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Docente de la Universidad de Belgrano.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.affiliation: Doctor en Psicología. Psicólogo de planta del dispositivo de evaluación del Programa PRISMA, Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos. Docente de la Universidad de Belgrano.
authors.forename: Matias Salvador
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bertone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000069586:Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D000067073:Psychological Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult