Document 0494
 DOCN  M9440494
 TI    Psychiatric morbidity in sentenced segregated HIV-positive prisoners.
 DT    9404
 AU    Dorman A; O'Connor A; Hardiman E; Freyne A; O'Neill H; Central Mental
       Hospital, Dundrum, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
 SO    Br J Psychiatry. 1993 Dec;163:802-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94138702
 AB    In this comparative study with a control group of prisoners, psychiatric
       morbidity was measured in two groups of sentenced prisoners, each group
       completing the GHQ-30 and 21-item Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Group
       1 consisted of 40 segregated HIV-positive prisoners and group 2 a
       matched control group in the main prison who had no history of HIV
       seropositivity. All members of group 1 had a history of intravenous drug
       abuse. The mean GHQ-30 and BDI scores were significantly higher in group
       1, and 90% of group 1 were psychiatric 'cases' compared with just over
       42% of group 2. Levels of psychiatric morbidity present in a third
       group, consisting of HIV-positive prisoners who had not been segregated
       (prison authorities were unaware of their seropositivity) are an
       interesting pointer for further research.
 DE    Adult  Cross-Sectional Studies  Depressive
       Disorder/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Incidence
       Ireland/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Mental Disorders/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY
       Patient Isolation/*PSYCHOLOGY  Personality Assessment
       Prisoners/PSYCHOLOGY/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Social Environment
       Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/  PSYCHOLOGY
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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