Fazel, Seena, Xenitidis, Kiriakos and Powell, John. (2008) The prevalence of intellectual disabilities among 12000 prisoners - a systematic review. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, Vol.31 (No.4). pp. 369-373. ISSN 0160-2527

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Abstract

There are 9 million prisoners worldwide, but it is uncertain what proportion have intellectual disabilities. Such prisoners have been identified as a vulnerable group at risk of victimization and mental illness. Psychiatric surveys based on interviews of unselected prison populations were sought, involving diagnoses of intellectual disabilities. The search was performed by computer-assisted searches, scanning of relevant reference lists, hand-searching of journals, and correspondence with authors of relevant reports. Prevalence rates of intellectual disabilities by gender and other potentially relevant Study characteristics were abstracted from publications. supplemented by information from authors of reports. Ten relevant surveys from four different countries were identified that included a total of 11,969 prisoners (mean age: 29 years; 92% male; 23% violent offenders). No formal calculation of a summary estimate of prevalence was undertaken due to substantial heterogeneity. The results suggest that typically 0.5-1.5% of prisoners were diagnosed with intellectual disabilities (range 0% to 2.8% across studies). We conclude that the number of prisoners with intellectual disabilities is considerable and discuss implications for policy and practice. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Prisoners, Mental retardation, Prisoners -- Mental health, Learning disabilities, Developmental disabilities, Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
Publisher:	Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd.
ISSN:	0160-2527
Official Date:	August 2008
Volume:	Vol.31
Number:	No.4
Number of Pages:	5
Page Range:	pp. 369-373
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.001
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/29226

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