Table 3 Demographic and therapy factors for 230 inmates receiving interventions, according to prisoner category1
From: Mental health consultations in a prison population: a descriptive study
| Â | Remand prisoners N = 42 | Sentenced N = 172 | On preventive detention N = 16 | Total therapy population N= 230 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male gender (%) | 38 (91) | 157 (91) | 15 (94) | 210 (91) |
Mean age *** (SD, range) | 30.1 (8.5, 18–50) | 33.7 (8.7, 16–56) | 42.3 (11.0, 24–64) | 33.7 (9.2, 16–64) |
Ethnic Norwegian ** (%) | 25 (60) | 109 (63) | 16 (100) | 150 (65) |
Psychiatric problem areas(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Psychoactive substance use | 21 (50) | 94 (55) | 8 (50) | 123 (53) |
   Depression | 26 (62) | 78 (45) | 6 (38) | 112 (48) |
   Personality deviance * | 14 (33) | 79 (46) | 11 (69) | 104 (45) |
   Anxiety | 22 (52) | 72 (42) | 4 (25) | 98 (43) |
   Posttraumatic stress * | 3 (7) | 37 (22) | 0 (0) | 40 (17) |
   Psychosis | 5 (12) | 18 (11) | 2 (13) | 25 (11) |
   ADHD *** | 2 (5) | 11 (6) | 0 (0) | 13 (6) |
   Sexual deviance *** | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 8 (50) | 9 (4) |
   Other *** | 3 (7) | 8 (5) | 0 (0) | 11 (5) |
In individual therapy *** (%) | 42 (100) | 171 (100) | 10 (63) | 223 (97) |
   Regular | 34 (81) | 140 (82) | 9 (90) | 183 (82) |
   Ad hoc/emergency session | 8 (19) | 31 (18) | 1 (10) | 40 (18) |
In group therapy *** (%) | 0 (0) | 4 (2) | 8 (50) | 12 (5) |
Psychopharmacological treatment (%) | 26 (63) | 87 (51) | 6 (38) | 119 (52) |
Therapy needs met (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 28 (74) | 102 (61) | 13 (87) | 143 (65) |
   Partly | 9 (24) | 53 (32) | 1 (7) | 63 (29) |
   No | 1 (3) | 13 (8) | 1 (7) | 15 (7) |