Table 1.
Self-reported mental health status by offender group
| Total Sample (n = 2114) |
ChildSO (n = 77) |
AdultSO (n = 160) |
PolySO (n = 43) |
Violent (n = 1269) |
Non-sexual non-violent (n = 552) |
X2 | p (Φ/ ΦC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample members (%) | – | 3.7% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 60.4% | 26.3% | – | – |
| Any mental health problem | ||||||||
| 0 No | 61.4% | 48.7% | 66.2% | 60.5% | 56.6% | 73.2% | 51.942*** | <.001 (.16) |
| 1 Yes | 38.6% | 51.3% | 33.8% | 39.5% | 43.5% | 26.8% | ||
| ADD/ADHD | ||||||||
| 0 No | 93.9% | 92.1% | 94.7% | 100% | 92.2% | 97.4% | 20.919*** | <.001 (.10) |
| 1 Yes | 6.1% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 0 | 7.8% | 2.6% | ||
| Anxiety | ||||||||
| 0 No | 88.3% | 84.2% | 88.8% | 88.4% | 86.8% | 82.3% | 12.474* | .014 (.08) |
| 1 Yes | 11.7% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 7.7% | ||
| Depression | ||||||||
| 0 No | 70.3% | 56.9% | 68.1% | 77.8% | 69.9% | 73.4$ | 7.052 | 1.33 (.07) |
| 1 Yes | 29.7% | 43.1% | 31.9% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 26.6% | ||
| Manic-depression | ||||||||
| 0 No | 93.9% | 94.1% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 92.7% | 97.0% | 8.322+ | .080 (.08) |
| 1 Yes | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 3.0% | ||
| Personality disorder | ||||||||
| 0 No | 95.3% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 97.7% | 94.1% | 97.9% | 12.832* | .012 (.01) |
| 1 Yes | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 5.9% | 2.1% | ||
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | ||||||||
| 0 No | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 100% | 99.0% | 98.6% | 1.163 | .884 (.02) |
| 1 Yes | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0 | 1.0% | 1.4% | ||
| Schizophrenia | ||||||||
| 0 No | 92.5% | 88.2% | 92,3% | 100% | 90.8% | 97.7% | 19.774** | .001 (.12) |
| 1 Yes | 7.5% | 11.8% | 7.7% | 0 | 9.2% | 2.3% | ||
| Previous admission to psychiatric facility a | ||||||||
| 0 No | 81.8% | 80.6% | 72.5% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 84.1% | 4.938 | .294 (.08) |
| 1 Yes | 18.2% | 19.4% | 27.5% | 19.0% | 17.8% | 15.9% | ||
| Prescribed psychiatric medication | ||||||||
| 0 No | 86.9% | 84.0% | 86.4% | 85.7% | 84.6% | 92.7% | 21.621*** | <.001 (.10) |
| 1 Yes | 13.1% | 16.0% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 7.3% | ||
| Psychological or counselling treatment | ||||||||
| 0 No | 66.9% | 0.0% | 67.4% | 60.0% | 66.8% | 70.4% | 8.349+ | .080 (.08) |
| 1 Yes | 33.1% | 50.0% | 32.6% | 40.0% | 33.2% | 29.6% | ||
| Ever thought about suicide | ||||||||
| 0 No | 65.5% | 61.3% | 61.2% | 54.8% | 64.0% | 71.7% | 14.066** | .007 (.08) |
| 1 Yes | 34.5% | 38.7% | 38.8% | 45.2% | 36.0% | 28.3% | ||
| Suicidal thoughts increased since entering prison | ||||||||
| 0 No | 76.3% | 66.7% | 75.9% | 63.6% | 79.0% | 71.5% | 13.750+ | .089 (.15) |
| 1 Yes | 23.7% | 33.3% | 24.1% | 36.4% | 21.0% | 28.5% | ||
The information in this table is based the self-reported survey data. The sample size in this table reflect the number of participants who were able to be coded on each item. Some responses could not be coded because of the amount and quality of the information. The sample sizes ranged from ChildSOs: 31–77; AdultSOs: 69–160; PolySOs: 21–43; Violent: 523–1269; Non-sexual non-violent offenders: 232–552
a Data from 1996 and 2001 surveys
+p < .10, * p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001