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Ian Pitchford <ian.pitchford@...> wrote:To:

From: " Ian Pitchford "

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:29:30 -0000

Subject: [psychiatry-research] Guilty of Mental Illness

Guilty of Mental Illness

by Kanapaux, Psychiatric Times

On any given day, it is estimated that about 70,000 inmates in U.S. prisons

are psychotic. Anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 male and female prison

inmates suffer from mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar

disorder and major depression. Prisons hold three times more people with

mental illness than do psychiatric hospitals, and U.S. prisoners have rates

of mental illness that are up to four times greater than rates for the

general population.

These are the findings of a report by Human Rights Watch, released Oct. 22,

2003. Many of the statistics cited by the organization have been released

by various organizations and agencies, but the 215-page report provides a

more complete picture of the U.S. prison system as the nation's primary

mental health care facilities. The complete report is available on their

Web site at .

" Ill Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness " resulted

from two years of research and hundreds of interviews with mental health

care experts, prisoners, correction officials and attorneys. It reported

that few prisons offer adequate mental health care services and that the

prison environment is dangerous and debilitating for prisoners who have

mental illness. These prisoners are victimized by other inmates, punished

by prison staff for behaviors associated with their illnesses and often

placed in highly restrictive cells that exacerbate their symptoms.

Full text

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p040101a.html

© 2004 Psychiatric Times. All rights reserved.

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Ian Pitchford <ian.pitchford@...> wrote:To:

From: " Ian Pitchford "

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:29:30 -0000

Subject: [psychiatry-research] Guilty of Mental Illness

Guilty of Mental Illness

by Kanapaux, Psychiatric Times

On any given day, it is estimated that about 70,000 inmates in U.S. prisons

are psychotic. Anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 male and female prison

inmates suffer from mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar

disorder and major depression. Prisons hold three times more people with

mental illness than do psychiatric hospitals, and U.S. prisoners have rates

of mental illness that are up to four times greater than rates for the

general population.

These are the findings of a report by Human Rights Watch, released Oct. 22,

2003. Many of the statistics cited by the organization have been released

by various organizations and agencies, but the 215-page report provides a

more complete picture of the U.S. prison system as the nation's primary

mental health care facilities. The complete report is available on their

Web site at .

" Ill Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness " resulted

from two years of research and hundreds of interviews with mental health

care experts, prisoners, correction officials and attorneys. It reported

that few prisons offer adequate mental health care services and that the

prison environment is dangerous and debilitating for prisoners who have

mental illness. These prisoners are victimized by other inmates, punished

by prison staff for behaviors associated with their illnesses and often

placed in highly restrictive cells that exacerbate their symptoms.

Full text

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p040101a.html

© 2004 Psychiatric Times. All rights reserved.

[Guest guest]

Ian Pitchford <ian.pitchford@...> wrote:To:

From: " Ian Pitchford "

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:29:30 -0000

Subject: [psychiatry-research] Guilty of Mental Illness

Guilty of Mental Illness

by Kanapaux, Psychiatric Times

On any given day, it is estimated that about 70,000 inmates in U.S. prisons

are psychotic. Anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 male and female prison

inmates suffer from mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar

disorder and major depression. Prisons hold three times more people with

mental illness than do psychiatric hospitals, and U.S. prisoners have rates

of mental illness that are up to four times greater than rates for the

general population.

These are the findings of a report by Human Rights Watch, released Oct. 22,

2003. Many of the statistics cited by the organization have been released

by various organizations and agencies, but the 215-page report provides a

more complete picture of the U.S. prison system as the nation's primary

mental health care facilities. The complete report is available on their

Web site at .

" Ill Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness " resulted

from two years of research and hundreds of interviews with mental health

care experts, prisoners, correction officials and attorneys. It reported

that few prisons offer adequate mental health care services and that the

prison environment is dangerous and debilitating for prisoners who have

mental illness. These prisoners are victimized by other inmates, punished

by prison staff for behaviors associated with their illnesses and often

placed in highly restrictive cells that exacerbate their symptoms.

Full text

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p040101a.html

© 2004 Psychiatric Times. All rights reserved.

[Guest guest]

Ian Pitchford <ian.pitchford@...> wrote:To:

From: " Ian Pitchford "

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 19:29:30 -0000

Subject: [psychiatry-research] Guilty of Mental Illness

Guilty of Mental Illness

by Kanapaux, Psychiatric Times

On any given day, it is estimated that about 70,000 inmates in U.S. prisons

are psychotic. Anywhere from 200,000 to 300,000 male and female prison

inmates suffer from mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar

disorder and major depression. Prisons hold three times more people with

mental illness than do psychiatric hospitals, and U.S. prisoners have rates

of mental illness that are up to four times greater than rates for the

general population.

These are the findings of a report by Human Rights Watch, released Oct. 22,

2003. Many of the statistics cited by the organization have been released

by various organizations and agencies, but the 215-page report provides a

more complete picture of the U.S. prison system as the nation's primary

mental health care facilities. The complete report is available on their

Web site at .

" Ill Equipped: U.S. Prisons and Offenders with Mental Illness " resulted

from two years of research and hundreds of interviews with mental health

care experts, prisoners, correction officials and attorneys. It reported

that few prisons offer adequate mental health care services and that the

prison environment is dangerous and debilitating for prisoners who have

mental illness. These prisoners are victimized by other inmates, punished

by prison staff for behaviors associated with their illnesses and often

placed in highly restrictive cells that exacerbate their symptoms.

Full text

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/p040101a.html

© 2004 Psychiatric Times. All rights reserved.