Table 1 Self-reported mental health status by offender group
|  | Total Sample (n = 2114) | ChildSO (n = 77) | AdultSO (n = 160) | PolySO (n = 43) | Violent (n = 1269) | Non-sexual non-violent (n = 552) | X2 | p (Φ/ ΦC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample members (%) | – | 3.7% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 60.4% | 26.3% | – | – |
Any mental health problem | ||||||||
 0 No | 61.4% | 48.7% | 66.2% | 60.5% | 56.6% | 73.2% | 51.942*** | <.001 (.16) |
 1 Yes | 38.6% | 51.3% | 33.8% | 39.5% | 43.5% | 26.8% |  |  |
ADD/ADHD | ||||||||
 0 No | 93.9% | 92.1% | 94.7% | 100% | 92.2% | 97.4% | 20.919*** | <.001 (.10) |
 1 Yes | 6.1% | 7.9% | 5.3% | 0 | 7.8% | 2.6% |  |  |
Anxiety | ||||||||
 0 No | 88.3% | 84.2% | 88.8% | 88.4% | 86.8% | 82.3% | 12.474* | .014 (.08) |
 1 Yes | 11.7% | 15.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% | 13.2% | 7.7% |  |  |
Depression | ||||||||
 0 No | 70.3% | 56.9% | 68.1% | 77.8% | 69.9% | 73.4$ | 7.052 | 1.33 (.07) |
 1 Yes | 29.7% | 43.1% | 31.9% | 22.2% | 30.1% | 26.6% |  |  |
Manic-depression | ||||||||
 0 No | 93.9% | 94.1% | 94.5% | 97.2% | 92.7% | 97.0% | 8.322+ | .080 (.08) |
 1 Yes | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 3.0% |  |  |
Personality disorder | ||||||||
 0 No | 95.3% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 97.7% | 94.1% | 97.9% | 12.832* | .012 (.01) |
 1 Yes | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 5.9% | 2.1% |  |  |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | ||||||||
 0 No | 98.9% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 100% | 99.0% | 98.6% | 1.163 | .884 (.02) |
 1 Yes | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0 | 1.0% | 1.4% |  |  |
Schizophrenia | ||||||||
 0 No | 92.5% | 88.2% | 92,3% | 100% | 90.8% | 97.7% | 19.774** | .001 (.12) |
 1 Yes | 7.5% | 11.8% | 7.7% | 0 | 9.2% | 2.3% |  |  |
Previous admission to psychiatric facility a | ||||||||
 0 No | 81.8% | 80.6% | 72.5% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 84.1% | 4.938 | .294 (.08) |
 1 Yes | 18.2% | 19.4% | 27.5% | 19.0% | 17.8% | 15.9% |  |  |
Prescribed psychiatric medication | ||||||||
 0 No | 86.9% | 84.0% | 86.4% | 85.7% | 84.6% | 92.7% | 21.621*** | <.001 (.10) |
 1 Yes | 13.1% | 16.0% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 7.3% |  |  |
Psychological or counselling treatment | ||||||||
 0 No | 66.9% | 0.0% | 67.4% | 60.0% | 66.8% | 70.4% | 8.349+ | .080 (.08) |
 1 Yes | 33.1% | 50.0% | 32.6% | 40.0% | 33.2% | 29.6% |  |  |
Ever thought about suicide | ||||||||
 0 No | 65.5% | 61.3% | 61.2% | 54.8% | 64.0% | 71.7% | 14.066** | .007 (.08) |
 1 Yes | 34.5% | 38.7% | 38.8% | 45.2% | 36.0% | 28.3% |  |  |
Suicidal thoughts increased since entering prison | ||||||||
 0 No | 76.3% | 66.7% | 75.9% | 63.6% | 79.0% | 71.5% | 13.750+ | .089 (.15) |
 1 Yes | 23.7% | 33.3% | 24.1% | 36.4% | 21.0% | 28.5% |  |  |