ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Duangta Graipaspong

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Psychiatric disorder among the inmates: A study in the jails In Bangkwand Central Prison

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of Mental Health of Thailand, Vol. 10, No 2, May 2002, Page 78.

รายละเอียด / Details:

The objectives of the study were to study the prevalence of psychiatric disorders, to describe psychiatric disorders by the offiles 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 revealed that the inmates had average years of age 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 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 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% respectively. The prevalence of psychoactive substances dependence wee 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 offenses profiles. There has no psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation system existed in the jail, thus the risk group 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

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2002

Address: Nitijitavej Hospital, Department of Mental Health

Code: 0000278

ISSN/ISBN: 2859-497-X

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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