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Table 6 Mental Health Identification and Diagnoses

From: Interventions for drug-using offenders with co-occurring mental health problems: a systematic review and economic appraisal

Study, year

Criteria used for diagnoses

Description of mental health problem

Cosden et al. 2003

Determined by a psychiatrist/psychologist on the basis of a clinical interview and observations

Mood disorder

Schizophrenia

Bipolar disorder

Other

Dual diagnosis

Johnson and Zlotnick 2012

Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression

Median duration of index episode in months

Number of depressive episodes

Number of previous suicide attempts

DSM-IV Axis I disorders using the SCID-I/II.

Criteria for a major depressive disorder at least 4 weeks after substance abuse treatment

Minimum score of 18 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.

Lanza and Gonzalez-Menendez 2013

DSM-IV

Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview

Anxiety Sensitivity Index

Anxiety

Mental health disorders

Antisocial personality disorder

Major depressive disorder

Generalised anxiety disorder

Sacks et al. 2004

DIS

Diagnoses of lifetime Axis I or Axis II mental disorder

Antisocial personality disorder

Sacks et al. 2008

Global Severity Index

Beck Depression Inventory

Lifetime of mental health

PTSD Symptom Scale - Interview Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale

Depression

PTSD

Lifetime of mental health

Sacks et al. 2011

DSM-IV diagnostic criteria

Beck Depression Inventory

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale

Brief Symptom Inventory

Global Severity Index

Depression

PTSD

Psychological distress

Stein et al. 2011

CES-D Scale

Scores >16 indicate presence of significant depression. 69.8 % had

significant depressive symptoms

Wexler et al. 1999;

Prendergast et al. 2003; Prendergast et al. 2004

Not specified

Antisocial personality disorder

Phobias

PTSD

Depression

Dysthymia

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder