Fido A A, al-Jabally M
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat.
Ann Clin Psychiatry. 1993 Jun;5(2):107-10. doi: 10.3109/10401239309148971.
This paper surveys the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in a Kuwaiti prison. The rate of major psychosis was considerably lower than the rate reported in other prison studies. Twenty-five percent of the sample had generalized anxiety disorder of a reactive nature which was most probably related to imprisonment itself. There was a preponderance of individuals suffering from personality disorder, alcoholism, and drug abuse problems. Prisoners with a diagnosis of major psychosis had very little exposure to psychiatrists and the large number of recidivists reflects the lack of a probation service. Financial embezzlement and drug/liquor smuggling remain the crimes of choice in Kuwait. Some underlying sociocultural factors are discussed and the need for an alternative prison-based therapeutic community service is emphasized.
本文调查了科威特一所监狱中精神疾病的患病率。重度精神病的发病率远低于其他监狱研究报告的发病率。25%的样本患有反应性广泛性焦虑症，这很可能与监禁本身有关。患有人格障碍、酗酒和药物滥用问题的人占多数。被诊断为重度精神病的囚犯很少能接触到精神科医生，大量累犯反映出缓刑服务的缺失。在科威特，金融挪用和毒品/酒类走私仍是首选犯罪。文中讨论了一些潜在的社会文化因素，并强调了有必要提供一种基于监狱的替代性治疗社区服务。
