Anithakumari Ayirolimeethal|G Ragesh|Jayanthi M Ramanujam|Biju George
Psychiatric morbidity among prisoners
Government Medical College|Government Medical College|Government Medical College|Government Medical College
background considerable lack scientific estimate psychiatric morbidity among indian prisoners objective objective following study study prevalence psychiatric morbidity among prisoners settings design crosssectional study district jail kozhikode kerala materials methods total 255 prisoners inmates period midapril midjuly 2011 participated study study subjects included male female remand convict prisoners sociodemographic data clinical history criminological history collected individual psychiatric morbidity assessed using miniplus statistical analysis done using spss version 16 spss inc chicago usa results total 175 subjects 686 current mental illness substance use disorder common diagnosis 471 antisocial personality disorder diagnosed 192 adjustment disorder 137 mood disorder 43 psychosis another 63 prisoners high rate current psychiatric disorder seen male 697 prisoners significant association noticed different nature crimes psychiatric diagnoses previous imprisonment nearly 4 prisoners reported moderate high suicide risk conclusion mental health problems among prisoners quite high mentally ill prisoners high risk repeated incarceration increased rate psychiatric disorders concern mental health professionals policy makers