ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Duangta Graipaspong

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Psychiatric disorder among the inmates: Astudy in the Jails In Bangkwang Central Prison.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Mental Health of Thailand, Vol. 10, No. 2, May 2002, Page 77-88

รายละเอียด / Details:

The objectives of the study were to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders to describe psychiatric disorders by the offenses profiles and to find the accessibility in the psychiatric service among the inmates in the jails of Bangkok Metropolitan and the Bangkwang Central prison during September to October, 2001. The 230 female inmates and 758 male inmates were interviewed by using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.). The results reveled that the inmates had average years of age as 32. The single group was slightly than the married group. Most of them had home and were graduated in primary and junior high school level. Being arrested at the first, comvicted 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 prevalences of psychiatric disorders, I.e. current psychosis, major depression, current manic episode, generalized anxiety disorder and dysthymia were 3.4%, 10%, 1.4%. 6.6% and 4.3% respective;y. the prevalence of psychoactive substances dependence were high as 26.2% of amphetamine dependence, 12.2% of alcohol dependence. The severe 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 the the offenses profiles. There has no psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation system existed in the jail, thus the risk groups seemed to convict repeated crimes. The study results will be beneficial to psychiatric services planning and implementation in the jails.

Keywords: epidemiology, prevalence, psychiatric disorder, inmates, jails, prison, psychiatry, epidermic

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: Galya Rajanagarindra Institute, Department of Mental Health

Code: 100036

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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