You say 'serving prison sentences'. Were they tested before or during
their stay inside? A lengthy stay inside would undermine any 'normal'
person's equilibrium. I take it that 60% on remand would be
anxiety-based problems.
Andrew
On 19/04/07, Christopher Walker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> <snip>
> Statistically, mentally ill people are far less likely to commit violent
> crimes than the
> population at large.
> <snip>
>
> Are you confident of that? In the UK something like 40% of those serving
> prison sentences are said to have mental health problems, and 60% of those
> on remand. Though, of course, the categories *mentally ill* and *normal* are
> still remarkably labile.
>
> CW
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