Prevalence Of Personality Disorders At Detainees In A Romanian Maximum-Security Penitentiary

In this study, we aimed to screen personality disorders among detainees. The specialized literature offers well documented studies regarding the high prevalence of in penitentiary population, but few are conducted Romanian environment. investigation involved 54 detainees, men, convicted particularly serious crimes who serving their sentences a maximum-security penitentiary. Screening for was performed using Structured Clinical Interview Personality Disorders DSM-IV axis II (SCID-II). results revealed antisocial disorder as dominant disorder. participants diagnosed with primary diagnosis 49%. Borderline, narcissistic, paranoid, and obsessive-compulsive have been identified comorbid traits associated obtained similar those other that demonstrate association between violent behavior pathological personality, which draws attention need psychological intervention programs prisons.