Prison population: mental health needs

Research into mental health issues experienced by people in prison. One of four studies on the health needs of Scotland's prison population.


Appendix D. Prevalence estimates (%) with 95% confidence intervals derived from modelling for prison population subgroups

Prevalence estimates (%) with 95% confidence intervals derived from modelling for prison population subgroups
Population subgroup Number Long-term mental health condition History of self-harm Alcohol use disorder Anxiety Depression
Gender            
Male 7238 15.3 (11.9 – 19.6) 16.9 (10.1 – 27.2) 30.6 (25.4 – 36.6) 15.7 (9.4 – 25.4) 18.0 (10.7 – 28.8)
Female 269 19.9 (15.9 – 24.7) 20.3 (12.7 – 31.0) 14.7 (11.7 – 18.4) 20.1 (13.7 – 32.1) 17.1 (10.4 – 27.1)
Legal status            
Remand 2222 15.8 (12.1 – 20.3) 18.4 (10.8 – 29.6) 31.0 (25.7 – 37.2) 16.5 (9.8 – 26.8) 17.6 (10.3 – 29.0)
Convicted 5285 15.4 (12.0 – 19.6) 16.3 (9.8 – 26.4) 29.6 (24.6 – 35.3) 15.7 (9.5 – 25.1) 18.0 (10.9 – 28.6)
Age (years)            
< 21 203 16.2 (11.2 – 23.1) 21.9 (10.6 – 39.8) 35.2 (27.4 – 44.2) 24.8 (13.0 – 42.5) 15.0 (6.0 – 33.1)
21-30 1983 17.1 (13.2 – 22.0) 24.8 (15.5 – 37.3) 34.7 (28.9 – 41.4) 17.2 (10.3 – 27.7) 17.3 (9.9 – 28.6)
31-40 2690 14.5 (11.2 – 18.6) 16.1 (9.5 – 26.1) 32.7 (27.4 – 38.7) 16.4 (10.0 – 26.0) 15.3 (8.8 – 25.3)
41-50 1453 17.6 (13.9 – 21.9) 12.6 (6.9 – 22.0) 26.6 (21.8 – 32.1) 14.3 (8.4 – 23.5) 24.0 (15.3 – 35.8)
51-60 785 15.2 (12.2 – 18.8) 12.8 (7.7 – 20.8) 22.1 (18.2 – 26.5) 14.4 (9.1 – 22.3) 22.0 (14.6 – 31.8)
61-70 279 9.0 (6.8 – 11.8) 7.9 (4.2 – 14.4) 17.4 (13.9 – 21.6) 11.6 (7.0 – 18.8) 10.6 (6.0 – 18.2)
> 70 114 4.1 (2.8 – 6.0) 3.4 (1.3 – 8.5) 6.2 (4.3 – 9.0) 9.9 (5.7 – 17.0) 10.1 (5.5 – 18.0)

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