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. 2017 Nov;14(6):719-726.
doi: 10.4306/pi.2017.14.6.719. Epub 2017 Nov 7.

Mental Health Assessment of South Korean Adults on Probation

Soungwan Kim  1 , Bongseog Kim  1
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Mental Health Assessment of South Korean Adults on Probation

Soungwan Kim et al. Psychiatry Investig. 2017 Nov.

Abstract

Objective: The association of offender mental illness (including those on probation) with crime has long been the subject of social interest; however, systematic management has been insufficient. The study purpose was to analyze mental illness prevalence, proportion of first offenses and recidivism with the mental illness of those on probation.

Methods: A total of 206 adults on probation were divided into groups (first offenders and repeat offenders) and they completed self-report instruments and clinical interviews designed to diagnose mental illness.

Results: The mental illness prevalence among those on probation was considerably higher than that of the general population, and having mental illness was related to re-sentencing probation or recidivism. In particular, alcohol use disorder, major depressive episode, manic/hypomanic episode, and antisocial personality disorder were shown to affect recidivism.

Conclusion: To achieve the ultimate purpose of probation, social and systematic intervention on a mental health and medical basis may be required.

Keywords: Mental disorder; Offenders; Probation; Recidivism; South Korea.

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