Citation

Lapornik R, Lehofer M, Moser M, Pump G, Egner S, Posch C, Hildebrandt G, Zapotoczky HG. Forensic Sci. Int. 1996; 82(2): 121-127.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, University of Graz, Austria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8885372

Abstract

The effects of long-term imprisonment on cognitive functions are investigated in a longitudinal study. Twenty-four serious offenders in an Austrian penitentiary underwent concentration and memory performance measurements via a questionnaire presented to them under controlled conditions in two sessions at a 42 month interval. The difference in the parameters indicated cognitive impairment after this period that was highly significant (P < 0.01); this can be interpreted as a direct consequence of imprisonment.

Language: en