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S Smith

A Comparison of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness in Male Offenders in Jamaica and England and Wales

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DOI: 
10.7727/wimjopen.2014.258
Pages: 
36–40
Synopsis: 
Approximately 18% of males in the Jamaican prison population have a mental illness, with substance abuse being the most frequently diagnosed.

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Background: The present study sought to determine the prevalence of substance abuse, mental illness, sociodemographics and clinical characteristics of mentally ill offenders. These data were compared to data from the prison population in the United Kingdom.

Accepted: 
October 27, 2014
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