作者: Annalisa Macciò , Francesca Romana Meloni , Davide Sisti , Marco Bruno Luigi Rocchi , Donatella Rita Petretto
DOI: 10.1016/J.PSYCHRES.2014.11.053
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摘要: Abstract The goal of the study was to estimate prevalence current and lifetime mental disorders in a consecutive sample ( n =300) detainees prison inmates held an Italian compare it with observed randomized from community within same age interval (18–55 years) sex proportion prisoners, similar socio-economic status. Psychiatric were identified Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). Current psychiatric present 58.7% prisoners 8.7% comparison group. Lifetime 88.7% 15.7% anxiety stress-related related serving their first-ever sentence. A variable fraction ongoing psychopathology is not diagnosed or does receive proper treatment. provision effective treatment might have potentially substantial public health benefits.