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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Shaun Parsons, Dr Lucy Walker, Professor Donald Grubin
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High rates of undetected mental disorder have been reported in male remand prisons. Little is known about the levels of mental disorder that are undetected among female remand prisoners. The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence of mental disorder in newly remanded female prisoners and the efficacy of the prison health screen at identifying mental disorder. To achieve these aims consecutive female remand prisoners were screened for mental disorder at reception to prison. Diagnosis of mental disorder was compared with the findings from the standard prison health screen. There were 227 (59%) women who had at least one mental disorder (excluding substance dependence), of whom 42 (11%) were psychotic. The prison reception screening identified 81 women as having a mental disorder, and nine of them were psychotic. These results lead us to conclude that the prevalence of mental disorder, including psychoses, is very high in this population. The existing prison reception screening does not identify the majority of cases of mental disorder.
Author(s): Parsons S; Grubin D; Walker L
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry
Year: 2001
Volume: 12
Issue: 1
Pages: 194-202
ISSN (print): 0958-5184
ISSN (electronic): 1469-9478
Publisher: Routledge
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585180010027941
DOI: 10.1080/09585180010027941
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