RT Research Data
T1 Relationship of Mental Disorder to Violent Behavior in the United States, 1983-1984
A1 Collins, James J.
A2 Bailey, Susan L.
A2 Craddock, Amy
A2 Phillips, Charles D.
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 1993
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840062428
AB This study investigates the relationship between mental disorder and violent behavior. Detailed interviews were conducted with inmates in the North Carolina prison system. Each respondent was given a psychological assessment using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, Version III. Conditions of particular interest were schizophrenia, mood disorders (depression and dysthymia), traumatic stress disorder, and alcohol disorders. The data supply information on the respondent's criminal history, psychological status at the time of interview, and history of rule infractions while incarcerated for the current offense. In addition to the psychological assessment, questions were also asked covering areas of general health status, criminal history, and drug and alcohol use. Demographic information includes age, education, marital status, and race.
K1 Alcoholism
K1 criminal histories
K1 depression (psychology)
K1 health status
K1 Mental Disorders
K1 prison inmates
K1 psychological evaluation
K1 Schizophrenia
K1 Violence
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR09973.v1