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Use of the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) as a screening tool in prisons: Results of a preliminary study
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Use of the mini international neuropsychiatric interview (MINI) as a screening tool in prisons: Results of a preliminary study

Donald W. Black, Stephan Arndt, Nancy Hale and Rusty Rogerson
The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Vol.32(2), pp.158-162
01/01/2004
PMID: 15281417

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Abstract

The authors describe a pilot study in which the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) was used to assess a random sample of offenders newly committed to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Following sessions in which correctional personnel were trained to administer the MINI, the instrument was administered to 67 offenders. The interview took from 20 to 105 minutes (mean, 41 minutes) to administer, and all but 13 (19%) offenders were positive for a lifetime MINI disorder. Twenty-six (39%) subjects had a lifetime mood disorder, 20 (30%) a lifetime anxiety disorder, 12 (18%) a lifetime psychotic disorder, and 53 (79%) a substance use disorder. Seven (10%) subjects met criteria for a lifetime attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, while 13 (19%) had a lifetime antisocial personality disorder. Subjects had a mean of 2.8 disorders. The potential use of the MINI as a screening tool in prison settings is discussed.

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