TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Characteristics of inmates who received a diagnosis of serious mental illness upon entry to New York State prison
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Way, B. B.
A1  - Sawyer, Donald A.
A1  - Lilly, Stephanie N.
A1  - Moffitt, Catherine
A1  - Stapholz, Barbara J.
SP  - 1335
EP  - 1337
VL  - 59
IS  - 11
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.59.11.1335
ID  - ref1
ER  -