Prins Seth J
Mr. Prins is with the Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City (e-mail:
Psychiatr Serv. 2014 Jul;65(7):862-72. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201300166.
Two federal reports dating from 1999 and 2006 are by far the most widely cited sources for the prevalence of mental illness among persons in U.S. jails and prisons. To provide a broader picture of the issue, the author undertook a systematic review of 28 articles published between 1989 and 2013. Not only did the review confirm the high prevalence of mental illnesses among prisoners, it identified a litany of health problems associated with the incarceration of persons with mental illness and profound difficulties in finding housing and employment after release.
到目前为止，1999年和2006年的两份联邦报告是关于美国监狱中精神疾病患病率最常被引用的资料来源。为了更全面地了解这个问题，作者对1989年至2013年间发表的28篇文章进行了系统综述。该综述不仅证实了囚犯中精神疾病的高患病率，还发现了一系列与患有精神疾病者被监禁相关的健康问题，以及他们在获释后寻找住房和工作方面的巨大困难。
