Cauffman E, Feldman S S, Waterman J, Steiner H
Department of Law and Psychiatry, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 1998 Nov;37(11):1209-16.
While there is a growing body of evidence that psychopathology is common among incarcerated boys, relatively little is known about the prevalence and manifestations of mental health problems among incarcerated girls. This study examines the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of 96 adolescent female offenders and its relation to socioemotional adjustment.
Self-report questionnaires were used to tap socioemotional adjustment, and a semistructured interview was conducted to determine PTSD symptomatology.
The results indicate that the rate of PTSD among incarcerated female delinquents not only is higher than that in the general population but surpasses the incidence of PTSD among incarcerated male delinquents. In addition, those who suffer from PTSD also tend to exhibit higher levels of distress and lower levels of self-restraint.
These findings provide a starting point for more detailed investigations of the relations between trauma, psychopathology, and violence and suggest that the study of trauma may offer a new way of looking at links between victim and perpetrator.
虽然越来越多的证据表明精神病理学在被监禁男孩中很常见，但对于被监禁女孩心理健康问题的患病率和表现了解相对较少。本研究调查了96名青少年女性罪犯样本中创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）的发生率及其与社会情感适应的关系。
使用自我报告问卷来评估社会情感适应情况，并进行半结构化访谈以确定PTSD症状。
结果表明，被监禁女性罪犯中PTSD的发生率不仅高于一般人群，而且超过了被监禁男性罪犯中PTSD的发生率。此外，患有PTSD的人往往表现出更高水平的痛苦和更低水平的自我约束。
这些发现为更详细地研究创伤、精神病理学和暴力之间的关系提供了一个起点，并表明对创伤的研究可能为审视受害者与犯罪者之间的联系提供一种新方法。
