Joukamaa M
Mental Hospital for Prisoners, Turku, Finland.
Forensic Sci Int. 1995 May 22;73(2):85-91. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01713-s.
The present study is part of the Health Survey of Finnish Prisoners (Wattu Project). The project dealt with a sample of 1099 Finnish prisoners, of which 82% participated in the study. Because of the representativeness of the sample the results can be generalized to all Finnish prisoners. The methods used consisted of questionnaires, interviews, a clinical examination by prison physicians and gathering of register data. The total prevalence rate of psychiatric cases was 56%. This is much higher than the rate for the Finnish population in general. The high number of mental disorders was due to alcoholism (43%) and personality disorders (18%). These disorders became even more prevalent as the number of prison sentences increased. There was no difference between the prisoners and the general population in the prevalence of psychoses and neuroses. Alcoholism is the most important mental disorder in Finnish prisoners, while drug abuse is rarely found among them in comparison to prisoners in many other countries.
本研究是芬兰囚犯健康调查（瓦图项目）的一部分。该项目涉及1099名芬兰囚犯的样本，其中82%参与了研究。由于样本具有代表性，研究结果可推广至所有芬兰囚犯。所采用的方法包括问卷调查、访谈、监狱医生的临床检查以及登记数据的收集。精神病例的总患病率为56%。这远高于芬兰普通人群的患病率。精神障碍数量众多是由于酗酒（43%）和人格障碍（18%）。随着监禁刑期数量的增加，这些障碍变得更加普遍。囚犯和普通人群在精神病和神经症的患病率方面没有差异。酗酒是芬兰囚犯中最重要的精神障碍，而与许多其他国家的囚犯相比，芬兰囚犯中药物滥用情况很少见。
