ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Duangta Graipaspong

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Psychiatric Disorders Among The Inmates : A Study in the Jails in Bangkok Metropolitan and the Bangkwang Central Prison

แหล่งที่มา/Source: The First International Annual Mental Health Conference on "Mental Health and Substance Dependence" 2002. P 218

รายละเอียด / Details:

Background and significant of the study : The overcrowded situation in the jails should be one of the psychiatric problems among the inmates. The results of epidemiological study will be the ground for the psychiatric services planning for the cases since there has no the study background in Thailand. Objectives : The objectives of the study were to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, to describe psychiatric disorders by the offenses profiles, an due to find the accessibility in psychiatric service in the jails. Method : Stratified systematic random sampling was conducted in the jails in Bangkok Metropolitan and the Bangkwang Central Prison during September to October, 2001. The 230 female inmates and 758 inmates were interviewed by using the instrument called Mini. International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I). The statistic as frequency, percentage, mean and the Chi-square test were employed for data analyzing. Results : the results revealed that the inmates had average years of age as 32. The single group was slightly than the married group. Most of them had some and were graduated in primary and junior high school level. Being arrested at the first time, convicted with one offense were the major proportion. The most popular offense was illegal drug act. The inmates who need immediate psychiatric treatment had low accessibility to the service. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders, I.e. current psychosis, major depression, current manic episode, generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymia were 3.4 5 , 10 % , 1.4 %, 6.6 % and 4.3 % respectively. The prevalence of psychoactive substance dependence were high as 26.2 % of amphetamine dependence, 12.2 % of alcohol dependence. The severs suicidality rate was 2.3 % while the figure of antisocial personality disorder was 15 %. The inmates with amphetamine dependence, alcohol dependence, heroin dependence, marijuana dependence and antisocial; personality disorder had statistically significant difference in the issues of offenses profiles. There has no psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation system existed in the issues of offenses profiles. There has no psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation system existed in the jails,thuse the risk groups seemed top convicted repeated crimes. Recommendation : The psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation especially for the inmates convicted the illegal drugs related crimes should be developed in the jails. Prevention of recidivism is one of the benefits.

Keywords: psychiatric disorder, psychosis, psychiatry, jails, prison, Inmates

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: Department of Mental Health, Ministry of Public Health.

Code: 000296

ISSN/ISBN: 974-90572-3-6

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Paper.

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