Type of Publication: | Journal article |
Publication status: | Published |
URI (citable link): | http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-0-384244 |
Author: | Urbaniok, Frank; Endrass, Jérôme; Noll, Thomas; Vetter, Stefan; Rossegger, Astrid |
Year of publication: | 2007 |
Published in: | Swiss Medical Weekly ; 137 (2007), 9-10. - pp. 151-156. - ISSN 0036-7672. - eISSN 1424-3997 |
Pubmed ID: | 17370156 |
URL of original publication: | https://doi.emh.ch/10.4414/smw.2007.11518, Last access on May 19, 2017 |
Summary: |
Questions under study: Various studies have repeatedly shown an increased prevalence for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in delinquents when compared with the general population. Lifetime prevalence varies between 33% and 36%, and point prevalence between 17% and 21%. The aim of this study was to examine whether these findings are applicable to offenders detained in Switzerland
Methods: The sample consisted of 86 offenders. In order to control for over-reporting of traumatic life events three sub-samples (remand, sentenced/inpatient and sentenced/outpatient) administered by the Office of Corrections of the Canton of Zurich were examined. PTSD was diagnosed using the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS), a self-rating instrument for diagnosing PTSD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Version IV (DSM-IV). Results: Point prevalence of PTSD was conservatively estimated at 27%. The three sub-samples did not differ in the prevalence of PTSD when adjusted for potential demographic differences. Seventy-five percent of the subjects had experienced at least one traumatic event that matched the criteria for a traumatic event according to the DSMIV. The Median number of traumatising life events according to the PDS was four in the examined sample. Conclusions: In this sample of male prisoners in Switzerland the prevalence of current PTSD was comparable to other international studies. The limitations and implications of these findings were discussed. |
Subject (DDC): | 150 Psychology |
Link to License: | In Copyright |
URBANIOK, Frank, Jérôme ENDRASS, Thomas NOLL, Stefan VETTER, Astrid ROSSEGGER, 2007. Posttraumatic stress disorder in a Swiss offender population. In: Swiss Medical Weekly. 137(9-10), pp. 151-156. ISSN 0036-7672. eISSN 1424-3997
@article{Urbaniok2007-03-10Postt-38976, title={Posttraumatic stress disorder in a Swiss offender population}, url={https://doi.emh.ch/10.4414/smw.2007.11518}, year={2007}, number={9-10}, volume={137}, issn={0036-7672}, journal={Swiss Medical Weekly}, pages={151--156}, author={Urbaniok, Frank and Endrass, Jérôme and Noll, Thomas and Vetter, Stefan and Rossegger, Astrid} }
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