TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Indicators of psychiatric disorder among women admitted to prison
JO  - British medical journal (clinical research edition)
A1  - Turner, T. H.
A1  - Tofler, D. S.
SP  - 651
EP  - 653
VL  - 292
IS  - 6521
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0267-0623
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -