An examination of antecedent traumas and psychiatric comorbidity among male inmates with PTSD

Gibson, Laura E.; Holt, John Clifford; Fondacaro, Karen M.; Tang, Tricia S.; Powell, Thomas A.; Turbitt, Erin

doi:10.1023/a:1024767020280

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“…Sixteen percent reported having been neglected, 14% reported sexual abuse and 34-58% reported physical abuse (depending on the examination instrument). A similar result was reported by Gibson et al [8], with 68% of the inmates of a US penitentiary previously exposed to a traumatising situation.…”

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“…The prevalence of PTSD among offenders has less frequently and only recently been examined. However, these studies too found an increased prevalence of PTSD in delinquents [8,11,12]. It has been the aim of this analysis to check whether these results also apply to Switzerland.…”

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“…-S. 151-156 In US penitentiaries, the lifetime prevalence of PTSD in male detainees is 33% [11]. These results were the basis for a study by Gibson et al [8], who corroborated the lifetime prevalence of 33% for developing PTSD. At the time of the survey, 21% met PTSD criteria and 68% had experienced a traumatic event.…”

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“…Numerous studies focusing on the psychopathology and biography of offenders have concluded that delinquents have an increased prevalence for psychological disorders compared to the general population [1][2][3][4] and are more frequently exposed to traumatic life events [5][6][7][8].…”

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Posttraumatic stress disorder in a Swiss offender population

Rossegger¹,

Urbaniok²,

Endrass³

et al. 2007

European Psychiatry

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Many empirical studies have repeatedly shown an increased prevalence for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in delinquents when compared with the general population - lifetime prevalence varying between 33% and 36%, and point prevalence between 17% and 21%.The aim of this study was to examine whether these findings are valid for offenders detained in Switzerland.The sample consisted of 86 offenders administered by the Zurich Office of Penal Correction. In order to control for over-reporting of traumatic life events three sub-samples (remand, sentenced/inpatient and sentenced/outpatient) were analyzed, the assumption being that these three groups have a different need to over-report. PTSD was diagnosed using the PDS (Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale), a self-rating instrument for diagnosing PTSD according to the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version IV).Point prevalence of PTSD was conservatively estimated at 27%. The three sub-samples did not differ in PTSD prevalence when adjusted for potential demographic differences. Seventy-five percent of the subjects had experienced at least one traumatic event that matched the criteria for a traumatic event according to the DSM-IV. The Median number of traumatizing life events according to the PDS was four in the examined sample.Thus in this sample of male prisoners in Switzerland the point prevalence of PTSD was slightly increased compared to other international studies.

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Posttraumatic stress disorder in a Swiss offender population

Rossegger¹,

Urbaniok²,

Endrass³

et al. 2007

European Psychiatry

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“…Related results to mental disorders in the Iranian prisoners have shown that 75% of the under-survey population is affected by mental disorders, 2.32% by personality disorders (7) 78% by drug abuse, and 7.48% by mood disorders (8). The life style of such people involves greater exposure to harmful events, compared to the rest of the society (9,10). One of the ways to deal with accidents and damages is spirituality.…”

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Group Training of Spiritual Positivism on Reduction of the Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Prisoners

2016

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Background: Previous research evidences have shown that group training of spiritual positivism reduces mental symptoms. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of spiritual positivism training on reduction of the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in prisoners. Methods:The statistical sample consisted of 30 inhabitant prisoners in Doroud city prison that were selected randomly for this study and divided to two groups (15 prisoners in the experimental group and 15 prisoners in the control group). Prisoners in the experimental group were trained for spiritual positivism during 10 sessions. Before and after the intervention and at the fallow up stage, they filled the questionnaire of DASS -21. Results: Results of repeated measure; mixed between within subjects analysis of variance indicated that training for spiritual positivism had a significant effect on the reduction of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in prisoners. Conclusions: According to the obtained results, it can be suggested that the training of spiritual positivism can be applied as a useful method to reduce the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress in prisoners.

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