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Assessment of Japanese Stimulant Control Law Offenders Using the Addiction Severity Index—Japanese Version: Comparison with Patients in Treatment Settings

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  • Takashi Watanabe

    (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan
    Shizuoka Prison, 3-1-1 Higashichiyoda, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan
    These authors contributed equally to this study.)

  • Yasukazu Ogai

    (Division of Psychobiology, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8585, Japan
    These authors contributed equally to this study.)

  • Takehiro Koga

    (Shizuoka Prison, 3-1-1 Higashichiyoda, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Eiichi Senoo

    (Division of Social Psychiatry, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8585, Japan)

  • Kazuhiko Nakamura

    (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan)

  • Norio Mori

    (Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan)

  • Kazutaka Ikeda

    (Division of Psychobiology, Tokyo Institute of Psychiatry, 2-1-8 Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 156-8585, Japan)

Abstract

The present study assessed problems in Japanese prisoners (inmates) who abused methamphetamine. Fifty-two male inmates were assessed in 2005–2007 using the Addiction Severity Index-Japanese version and compared with 55 male methamphetamine abusers in hospitals and recovery centers. The χ 2 and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon tests showed that the inmates had a significantly lower education level, more frequently had full-time jobs, had more experience living with a sexual partner, and more frequently had a history of juvenile delinquency and criminal records than patients. Although psychiatric symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, and hallucinations, were not common among inmates, suicidal behavior and trouble controlling violence were common in both groups.

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  • Takashi Watanabe & Yasukazu Ogai & Takehiro Koga & Eiichi Senoo & Kazuhiko Nakamura & Norio Mori & Kazutaka Ikeda, 2009. "Assessment of Japanese Stimulant Control Law Offenders Using the Addiction Severity Index—Japanese Version: Comparison with Patients in Treatment Settings," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 6(12), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:6:y:2009:i:12:p:3056-3069:d:6424
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    1. Yasukazu Ogai & Eiichi Senoo & Fumiyuki Chin Gardner & Ayako Haraguchi & Tamaki Saito & Nobuaki Morita & Kazutaka Ikeda, 2015. "Association between Experience of Child Abuse and Severity of Drug Addiction Measured by the Addiction Severity Index among Japanese Drug-Dependent Patients," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-12, March.

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