Tutuklularda Depresyon
Ömer Saatçioğlu, Solmaz Türkcan, Mehmet Işıklı, Niyazi Uygur
Article No:
6
Article Type :
Research
In this study, the medical records of 81 cases, that were treated at Forensic Psychiatric Unit in Bakırköy State Hospital for Psychiatric & Neurological Diseases between 1989 and 1993 , are retrospectively examined. These patients were sent to our hospital by judical system for treatment or to determine criminal responsibility. Sociodemographic characteristics, depressive symptoms, onset and course of depression, relations between crime and imprisonment, history of alcohol and substance abuse, diagnosis and treatment of the patients who had depressive symptoms are analyzed.
Keywords :
Depression, imprisonment, prison, criminal responsibility
Dusunen Adam : The Journal of Psychiatry and Neurological Sciences :
1996;9:25-30
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