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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7/2019

01-07-2019 | Psychiatric Treatment | Brief report

Assessing needs for psychiatric treatment in prisoners: 3. Comparison of care received by black and minority ethnic prisoners and by white prisoners

Authors: Nigel McKenzie, Helen Killaspy, Sharon Jakobowitz, Hamidi Faranak, Paul Bebbington

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 7/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate to what extent mental health treatment needs are met in white and black and minority ethnic (BME) prisoners.

Methods

Treatment needs of a random sample of male (n = 197) and female (n = 171) prisoners were assessed with standardised instruments. Interventions provided were confirmed through face-to-face interviews and case note review.

Results

BME prisoners comprised 44% of participants. Treatment for depression, personality disorder and alcohol abuse was more often needed by White than BME prisoners. Needs were more frequently met in White than BME prisoners (48.5% vs 38.2%; p < 0.05), largely due to the delivery of psychological treatments.

Conclusions

BME prisoners had fewer of their mental health needs met.
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Metadata
Title
Assessing needs for psychiatric treatment in prisoners: 3. Comparison of care received by black and minority ethnic prisoners and by white prisoners
Authors
Nigel McKenzie
Helen Killaspy
Sharon Jakobowitz
Hamidi Faranak
Paul Bebbington
Publication date
01-07-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01663-4

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