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題名 Ethnic Differences in Assessment and Treatment of Affective Disorders in a Jail Population
作者 YANG, CHEN-MING
楊建銘
貢獻者 心理系
關鍵詞 Ethnicity;psychiatric diagnosis;misdiagnosis;psychiatric hospitals;jail population
日期 1999
上傳時間 3-Jul-2014 10:46:32 (UTC+8)
摘要 Previous studies have found significant ethnic differences in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This study investigated ethnic differences in referral, diagnosis and treatment of jail detainees with mental illness. Psychosocial and legal variables were assessed in 136 jail detainees admitted to a psychiatric forensic unit. We found that White patients were more frequently diagnosed with affective disorders and less frequently with psychotic disorders as compared with Black patients. No significant ethnic differences on a variety of legal variables were found. Various hypotheses to explain these results include: possible ethnic differences in rates of affective disorders in the jail population, ethnic differences in help-seeking behavior and misdiagnosis of affective disorders in Blacks by mental health clinicians.
關聯 Journal of Offender Rehabilitation,28(3-4)
資料類型 article
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J076v28n03_02
dc.contributor 心理系en_US
dc.creator (作者) YANG, CHEN-MINGen_US
dc.creator (作者) 楊建銘zh_TW
dc.date (日期) 1999en_US
dc.date.accessioned 3-Jul-2014 10:46:32 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 3-Jul-2014 10:46:32 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 3-Jul-2014 10:46:32 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/67258-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Previous studies have found significant ethnic differences in the diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders. This study investigated ethnic differences in referral, diagnosis and treatment of jail detainees with mental illness. Psychosocial and legal variables were assessed in 136 jail detainees admitted to a psychiatric forensic unit. We found that White patients were more frequently diagnosed with affective disorders and less frequently with psychotic disorders as compared with Black patients. No significant ethnic differences on a variety of legal variables were found. Various hypotheses to explain these results include: possible ethnic differences in rates of affective disorders in the jail population, ethnic differences in help-seeking behavior and misdiagnosis of affective disorders in Blacks by mental health clinicians.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Journal of Offender Rehabilitation,28(3-4)en_US
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Ethnicity;psychiatric diagnosis;misdiagnosis;psychiatric hospitals;jail populationen_US
dc.title (題名) Ethnic Differences in Assessment and Treatment of Affective Disorders in a Jail Populationen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1300/J076v28n03_02en_US
dc.doi.uri (DOI) http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J076v28n03_02en_US