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Table 1 Rates of mental disorder of court defendants by gender

From: Severe mental illness, common mental disorders, and neurodevelopmental conditions amongst 9088 lower court attendees in London, UK

 

Male - %,

(n = 7186)

unless stated

Female- %,

(n = 1719)

unless stated

Chi-square

* = significant at <005 level

Total

(n = 8905)

Schizophrenia or other delusional dis.

25.0%, (1799)

17.0%, (293)

X2= (1), 8905, 49.271 P < .001***

23.5%, (2092)

Depression

18.2%, (1305)

24.1%, (415)

X2= (1), 8905, 31.848, P < .001***

19.3%, (1720)

Bipolar Affective disorder

4.4%, (315)

7.4%, (127)

X2= (1), 8905, 26.546, P < .001***

5%, (442)

Anxiety

9.1%, (651)

11.1%, (191)

X2= (1), 8905, 6.821, P < .009**

9.5%, (842)

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

6.0%, (433)

4.0%, (68)

X2= (1).8783,11.193 P = <.001***

5.6% (501)

Personality Disorder

(n = 7086)

(n = 1697)

 

(n = 1719)

17.9%, (1269)

27.7%, (470)

X2= (1), 8905, 85.592, P < .001***

19.8%, (1739)

Substance Misuse

(n = 5231)

(n = 1252)

 

(n = 6483)

44.3%, (2315)

39.0%, (488)

X2= (7), 6483, 11.466 P = <.001***

43.2%, (2803)

Alcohol Misuse

(n = 5198)

(n = 1242)

 

(n = 6439)

23.3%, (1672)

25.2%, (434)

X2= (7), 6439, 3.592, P = <.166

32.7%, (2106)

  1. **p<.01,  ***p<.001