Killaspy, HT;
McKenzie, N;
Jacobowitz, S;
Hamidi, F;
Bebbington, P;
(2019)
Assessing needs for psychiatric treatment in prisoners: 3. Comparison of care received by black and minority ethnic prisoners and by white prisoners.
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
, 54
pp. 883-886.
10.1007/s00127-019-01663-4.
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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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