Rates of childhood and adult trauma are high among incarcerated persons. In addition to criminality, is associated with the risk for emotional disorders (e.g., depression anxiety) co-morbid conditions such as alcohol drug abuse antisocial behaviors in adulthood. This paper develops rates examines impact age-of-onset type-specific on problems behavior a sample males (N~4,000). Prevalence estimates types were constructed by age at time trauma, race behavioral health treatment received while...

This study estimates prevalence rates of inmate-on-inmate and staff-on-inmate physical victimization. Inmate participants were drawn from 13 adult male prisons 1 female prison operated by a single mid-Atlantic state. A total 7,221 men 564 women participated. Rates victimization varied significantly gender, perpetrator, question wording, facility. Prevalence violence in the previous 6 months equal for males females. Men had higher perpetrated staff than other inmates. By facility, ranged 129...

This study investigates the associations between perceived stigma, depressive symptoms and coping among caregivers of people with bipolar disorder. Caregivers 500 DSM-IV disorder responded to measures these constructs at entry. Patients' clinical functional status were evaluated within 30 days caregiver assessment. Perceived stigma was positively associated symptoms, controlling for patient socio-demographic factors. Social support avoidance accounted 63% relationship depression. Results...

Objectives: Caring for a relative with schizophrenia or dementia is associated reports of high caregiver burden, symptoms depression, poor physical health, negligence the caregiver's own health needs, elevated service use, low use social supports, and financial strain. This study presents design preliminary data on costs consequences caring friend bipolar disorder from Family Experience Study, longitudinal primary caregivers to 500 patients enrolled in Systematic Treatment Enhancement...

This study estimated the rates of sexual victimization among prison inmates with and without a mental disorder.

This paper focuses on the social capital of prisoners and impact criminal behavior incarceration its formation mobilization. Emphasis is time-varying nature four attributes capital: strength connections, ability to mobilize them, endowment resources within these relationships, their context. The experience has potential alter in ways that reduce improve health justice outcomes. To offset this effect, an investment strategy recommended could have a positive prisoner’s prospects for successful reentry.

Although criminal justice involvement among persons with severe mental illness is a much discussed topic, few large-scale studies systematically describe the patterns and prevalence of arrest in this population. This study examined rates, patterns, offenses, sociodemographic correlates large cohort health service recipients.The records 13,816 individuals receiving services from Massachusetts Department Mental Health 1991 to 1992 were over roughly ten-year period. Bivariate relationships...

The federal "Second Chance Act of 2005" calls for expanding reentry services people leaving prison, yet existing policies restrict access to needed those with criminal records. We examined the interaction between individual-level characteristics and policy-level restrictions related conviction, likely effects on resources upon reentry, using a sample prisoners Axis I mental disorders (n=3073). identified multiple challenges convictions, including restricted housing, public assistance, other...

We describe behavioral health diagnoses and community release patterns among adult male female inmates in New Jersey prisons assess their implications for correctional care reentry.We used clinical classification data on a census of "special needs" (those with disorders) (n=3189) all special needs released to communities over 12-month period (n=974).Virtually had at least 1 Axis I mental disorder, 68% these additional personality or addiction problem (67% 75% inmates). Of those released, 25%...

This study compared arrest rates on a broad range of offenses in cohort public mental health service recipients and the general population.Administrative data from state agency were merged with capturing arrests over 9.5-year period persons severe persistent illness who used services aged 18-54 (N=10,742). The cohort's for eight offense categories those population same age group (N=3,318,269). that received weighted by gender to align demographic characteristics population.The use members'...

Research evidence on the prevalence of physical victimization inside prison settings has grown in precision and specificity. Considerably less explored are factors predicting victimization. Using a sample approximately 7,000 male inmates, multilevel predictive model was estimated that includes characteristics individual environment. Overall, prisons with poorer climates (higher levels inmate dissatisfaction officers and/or other inmates) had higher rates inmate‐on‐inmate staff‐on‐inmate The...

Physical and sexual assault are part of the prison experience. Approximately 21% male inmates physically assaulted during a 6-month period. Sexual is estimated at between 2% 5%. Although prevalence evidence growing, less known about circumstances surrounding resulting from these incidents. This article presents an analysis approximately 2,200 physical 200 victimizations reported by random sample 6,964 inmates. injury occurred in 40% assaults 70% 50% perpetrated staff. Emotional reactions to...

This study explored criminal thinking styles and feelings of aggression hopelessness among male female inmates who reported mental disorders those did not.A total 4,204 respondents (3,986 males 218 females) were expected to be released from prison within 24 months completed an hour-long audio computer-assisted self-interview survey that included the Beck Hopelessness Scale, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire Short-Form, Criminal Sentiments Scale-Modified. Weights constructed adjust sampled...

BACKGROUND: Following the lead of evidence-based medicine, practice based on effectiveness research has become new gold standard contemporary public policy. Studies this sort are increasingly demanded to evaluate services provided by mental health, social and criminal justice systems. AIMS: The paper questions whether simple randomized controlled trial (RCT) paradigm as applied in clinical trials can be used "off rack" socially complex service (SCS) interventions. These that characterized...

In this study the authors compared cost-effectiveness of three approaches to case management for individuals with severe mental illness who were at risk homelessness: assertive community treatment alone, workers, and brokered (purchase services).Individuals randomly assigned conditions followed 18 months. Eligibility requirements included a DSM-III axis I diagnosis, such as schizophrenia, either current homelessness or based on prior history homelessness. Participants recruited from...