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Diagnostic Efforts Regarding Women in Oregon's Prison System: A Preliminary Report

Elizabeth A. Birecree

Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201, U.S.A.

Joseph D. Bloom

Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon 97201, U.S.A.

Mary D. Leverette

Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Services Division, 2575 Bittern Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310, U.S.A.

Mary Williams

Department of Justice General Counsel Division, 100 Justice Building Road, Salem, Oregon 97310, U.S.A.

This study examined 91 women entering Oregon's prison system using a combination of psychometric testing and clinical interviews, to assess their need for mental health care. The incidence of mental disorders was high in this population and rarely did the women receive only one diagnosis. Substance abuse/dependence (91%) and affective disorders (42%) were the most prevalent diagnoses that co-occurred in the majority of cases. Psychotic disorders were not often identified. Our study points to two overlapping groups of women who are need of treatment while in prison, those with affective and/or substance abuse problems.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 38, No. 3, 217-230 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X9403800304
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