%0 Journal Article
%T Gender- and violence-related prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners
%J European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience
%D 2006
%A Watzke, S.
%A Ullrich, Simone
%A Marneros, Andreas
%V 256
%N 7
%P 414-421
%X OBJECTIVES: To clarify the prevalence of mental diseases including personality disorders in a sample of German prisoners regarding delinquency and gender specificity. METHOD: Crime history, present state and lifetime mental disorders, as well as personality disorders, were assessed amongst 415 inmates and compared regarding gender and type of delinquency. RESULTS: Female offenders more often committed homicide while male offenders more frequently committed assault and robbery. Men had a higher prevalence of alcohol abuse and dissocial PD while women more often showed depression, anxiety disorders and Borderline PD. Violent offences were related to a higher prevalence of alcohol abuse and dissocial PD, as well as higher comorbidities of mental disorders. CONCLUSION: Results emphasize the complexity of the needs and requirements of imprisoned offenders. Our findings reveal an urgent need for psychiatric-psychotherapeutic services to provide suitable care to inmates in order to contribute to a more favorable legal prognosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 0940-1334
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0656-4