‘Coping Inside?’: The prevalence of anxiety and OCD amongst incarcerated young offenders and an evaluation of a one‐day CBT workshop

摘要: Incarcerated UK young offenders were screened and offered a one‐day low intensity (four‐hour) Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) group workshop if they met criteria for an Anxiety and/or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Sixty-six per cent of 684 (n = 451) screened, revealing high rates anxiety (21–43%) OCD (73%). Despite attrition following prison issues, 106 (58% referrals) attended ‘Coping Inside’ resulting in significant decrease participants' cognitive self-consciousness, trends towards decreases maladaptive beliefs about superstition responsibility, slowness avoidant or detached coping styles. However, the ‘dose’ intervention didn't appear sufficient. Nevertheless, participants reported satisfaction with format, style, content setting workshops, suggesting approach was acceptable this population. Consequently, despite limited impact on symptoms, format maybe useful introduction to promotion ...