Prevalence of Traumas and PTSD Among Individuals Adjudicated Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2021

Publication Title

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Abstract

Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common among psychiatric and criminal populations, yet there have been few studies among forensic psychiatric populations and no known studies have specifically examined insanity acquittees. This study aimed to identify the prevalence of trauma and to assess recognition of PTSD in forensic settings. Using a cross-sectional self-report survey methodology, we examined traumas, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and PTSD in insanity acquittees (

Volume

49

Issue

2

First Page

194

Last Page

201

DOI

10.29158/JAAPL.200062-20

ISSN

1943-3662

PubMed ID

33579733

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