PSYC39H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Persecutory Delusion, Psychopathy Checklist, White Matter
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Psychopaths commit a disproportionate amount of violence in the community and institution: more likely to reoffend and are resistant to treatment strategies. Primary tool to diagnose mental disorder is diagnostic and statistical manual of mental. 280% increase in the number of disorders (dsm i dsm iv) Clinicians believe that the dsm should use a dimensional approach. War on drugs => resulted in more offenders with mental disorders related to substance abuse being jailed. Dorothy speed estimated the prevalence of mental disorders within prison populations to be. 10% mad, 15% bad, and 75% sad : many suffered anxiety or depressive disorders. Prisoners had substantially higher rates of prevalence for all disorders examined. Personality disorders: maladaptive patterns of relating, perceiving, and thinking that are relatively inflexible and serious enough to cause distress or impaired functioning. Note: play an important role in how many individuals end up in the criminal justice system.
