Co-Occurring Severe Mental Illnesses and Substance Abuse Disorders as Predictors of State Prison Inmate Assaults

Autor/inn/en	Wood, Steven R.; Buttaro, Anthony, Jr.
Titel	Co-Occurring Severe Mental Illnesses and Substance Abuse Disorders as Predictors of State Prison Inmate Assaults
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 59 (2013) 4, S.510-535 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128712470318
Schlagwörter	Mental Disorders; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Comorbidity; At Risk Persons; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Violence; Sexual Abuse; Victims of Crime; Substance Abuse; Criminals; Predictor Variables; Severity (of Disability); Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Educational Attainment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Jugendstrafvollzug; Risikogruppe; Gewalt; Sexueller Missbrauch; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Straftäter; Prädiktor; Schweregrad; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	Using hierarchical logistic regression with a nationally representative sample of state prisoners ("n" = 12,504), we found inmates with dual severe psychiatric and substance abuse disorders to be at higher risk of being assaulted and to assault others in prison than nonmentally ill inmates. Dually disordered inmates may be "importing" characteristics that put them at more risk of involvement in assaults. Next, more than 50% of assault victims were themselves the perpetrators of assault, and significant percentages of inmates reported posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnoses and physical and sexual victimizations. With other studies linking PTSD and being assaulted with revictimization and violence toward others, substance abuse, and poorer psychiatric outcomes, a study implication is providing inmates with effective trauma-relevant treatments. (Contains 2 tables and 6 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10