Gender Differences in Chronic Medical, Psychiatric, and Substance-Dependence Disorders Among Jail Inmates

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ID11029451
AutoresIngrid Binswanger (0000-0001-8862-8078, Harborview Medical Center), Ingrid A Binswanger (Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....), Joseph O Merrill (Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....), Patrick M Krueger (0000-0003-3689-2488, Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....), Mary C White (0000-0002-9826-3962, Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....), Robert Booth (0000-0001-7089-8301, Harborview Medical Center), Robert E Booth (0000-0002-6108-264X, Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....), Joann G Elmore (0000-0002-7311-6835, Ingrid A. Binswanger is with the Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Robert E. Booth and Ingrid A. Binswanger are with the Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph O. Merrill and Joann G. Elmore are with the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Joann G. Elmore is also with the Department of Epidemiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle. Patrick M....)
Año2010
Volumen100
Número3
Páginas476-482
Fecha de publicación2010-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2008.149591
PMID19696388
PMCIDPMC2820077
OpenAlexW2066945437
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas81
Referencias citadas36

Objectives. We investigated whether there were gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates and whether substance dependence mediated any gender differences found. Methods. We analyzed data from a nationally representative survey of 6982 US jail inmates. Weighted estimates of disease prevalence were calculated by gender for chronic medical disorders (cancer, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, asthma, hepatitis, and cirrhosis), psychiatric disorders (depressive, bipolar, psychotic, posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and personality), and substance-dependence disorders. We conducted logistic regression to examine the relationship between gender and these disorders. Results. Compared with men, women had a significantly higher prevalence of all medical and psychiatric conditions (P ≤ .01 for each) and drug dependence (P Conclusions. Women in jail had a higher burden of chronic medical disorders, psychiatric disorders, and drug dependence than men, including conditions found more commonly in men in the general population. Thus, there is a need for targeted attention to the chronic medical, psychiatric, and drug-treatment needs of women at risk for incarceration, both in jail and after release

Alcohol · Alcohol dependence · Anxiety · Depression (economics) · Personality · Personality disorders · Population · Psychiatry · Substance abuse · Substance dependence · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes