@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of inmates who received a diagnosis of serious mental illness upon entry to New York State prison",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2008",
author="Way, B. B. and Sawyer, Donald A. and Lilly, Stephanie N. and Moffitt, Catherine and Stapholz, Barbara J.",
volume="59",
number="11",
pages="1335-1337",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the characteristics of inmates who received a diagnosis of serious mental illness upon entry to a New York State prison. The number has been rapidly increasing since the 1990s. METHODS: Chart review was performed for inmates who entered prison between May 15, 2007, and June 14, 2007, and received a diagnosis of serious mental illness. RESULTS: Six percent (172 of 2,918 inmates) received a diagnosis of serious mental illness. The mean+/-SD age of these 172 patients was 36+/-9.6. A total of 167 (97%) had a prior psychiatric hospitalization, and 48 (28%) had four or more. Seventy-nine (46%) had their first hospitalization ten or more years ago. A total of 107 (62%) had a prior serious suicide attempt, 101 (59%) had prior inpatient treatment for substance abuse, and 79 (46%) had prior state prison incarceration. CONCLUSIONS: This is a very high-need population for which correctional mental health services need to plan.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.59.11.1335",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.59.11.1335"
}