Citation

Turner TH, Tofler DS. Br. Med. J. (Clin. Res. Ed.) 1986; 292(6521): 651-653.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, British Medical Association, Publisher BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3081209

PMCID

PMC1339639

Abstract

A random sample of 708 women prisoners recently admitted to Holloway Prison was screened for evidence of psychiatric disorder. Of the 708 women, 195 had a history of self harm, 44 of whom had a history of cutting themselves, 125 had a history of psychiatric illness, 99 were dependent on opiates, and 89 took psychotropic drugs regularly. These findings suggest that there is a need for psychiatric units in women's prisons such as Holloway Prison, and that initiatives to alter policies of admission to psychiatric hospitals should be pursued.

Language: en