The full spectrum of clinical stages of psychosis at prison entry: prevalence and concurrent validity of symptom screening

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Authors

Natalia Yee · New South Wales Department of Health

Daria Korobanova · Sydney Local Health District

Abstract

The prevalence of psychosis spectrum illness, including the UHR state, amongst those entering prison is high. Current prison mental health approaches should include screening for the presence of perceptual disturbances and paranoid beliefs to improve the detection of psychosis spectrum illness.

Topics & Keywords

Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Mental Health and Psychiatry

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volume 60, Issue 2, pp. 363-373

DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02733-y

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