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Mental Health Concerns for Educators in PrisonAn Overview Of Mental Health
Services In NC Prisons
Rich Bruner, Staff Psychologist II
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Overview:
Delivery and Structure of MH servicesMajor diagnosesTypical presentations and medicationsClassroom concernsQuestions, comments…
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Mental Health Service Delivery
Intake Initial screening:
- Mental Health Screening Inventory- IQ testing -Achievement testing: WRAT-3
-Reading, Spelling, Arithmetic standard scores and grade equivalent
Therapeutic Services:- Individual and Group Psychotherapy- Psychiatry- Hospitalization - Special Programs – Day Treatment, SOAR
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Identifying DD/MR
Beta scores < 70 (x2)
WAIS-III score < 70 - with significant social impairment
Adaptive Behavior Checklist of Substantial Life Functions
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Adaptive Behavior Checklist
Self Care Receptive and Expressive
Language Learning Mobility Self-Direction Capacity for Independent
Living Economic Self-Sufficiency
Three or more significant life function deficits to meet Developmentally Disabled criteria
150 identified MR inmates in the system
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Structure of MH Services
Outpatient Services - Psychological ……………..48/78 prisons
- Psychiatric………………...22 prisons
Residential Treatment……........3 prisons
Inpatient Treatment (Hospital)...2 prisons
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Numbers
Inpatient……………......…28♀+87♂=115 Residential…………..…………….210 Outpatient
- Psychologist (or social worker) …....1500
- Psychiatrist….......................1900
TOTAL: 3700+ *approx. 10% of 37,000 inmates
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Prison Population Projections
2006: 38,000 2010: 40,000+ 2015:~45,000 (Job security !?!)
Only 6% are misdemeanor offenders i.e. (short terms)
* Community Mental Health shortage of services
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Reference:
DSM-IV™Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fourth Edition
© 1994 American Psychiatric Association, Washington, DC
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Classification of Mental Disorders
Axis I - Clinical Disorders -and other conditions of clinical attention
Psychosis and Delusional Disorders Mood Disorders Anxiety Disorders Substance Dependence Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
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Classification of Mental Disorders
Axis II - Personality Disorders- Antisocial Personality Disorder- Others
- Mental Retardation
Axis III - General Medical Conditions
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Psychotic Disorders
1/6 of prison caseload ~ 600+ inmates
- many in Inpatient or Residential treatment
Typically 0.2 – 2% of non-prison population- with differences in rural vs urban, etc.
~ 1.6% prison pop.
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Psychotic Disorders:What will you see?Symptoms: Perception and thought……………
Language and Communication…..
Behavioral Monitoring……………..
Productivity of thought…………….
Affect………………………………..
Volition, drive and attention……….
Presentation: Low productivity of thought,
delusions and hallucinations Disorganized speech
Disorganized behavior, catatonic
Excessive or diminished thought
Reduced emotional expression
Avolition, reduced drive
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Medications for Psychotic Disorders--Limited formulary…
Oral (most choices):- Risperdal- Haldol- Geodon- Abilify- Others
Injectable:- Haldol Decanoate- Prolixin- Risperdal Consta - $$$
Good Effects:- Less hallucinations!- Sedation- Improved thought - More volition, motivation
Bad Effects:- Tremors- Rigid expression- Dystonic reactions (spastic)- Over sedation / restlessness- Weight gain
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Mood Disorders- Depressive and Bipolar
Disorder
Symptoms: Depression- Anhedonia- Disturbances in appetite, sleep, energy- Feelings of worthlessness, guilt- Difficulty thinking/concentrating- Thoughts of death and self-harm ___________
*Ask directly!
Mania: High energy, sleeplessnesselevated mood, pressure of speech
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Medications for Mood Disorders
DEPRESSION:Limited Formulary – No Tricyclic Antidepressants:
- sedating medications, cheaper, but more side effects and less effectiveness
- SSRI’s: Prozac, Celexa, Paxil, Zoloft- SNRI: Effexor- Atypical: Wellbutrin
MANIA: Mood stabilizers, anti-psychotic meds -Depakote, Tegretol, Risperdal, Geodon
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Anxiety Disorders Panic Disorder
- with and without agoraphobia
Phobias Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder
-------------------------------------------------Range of symptoms: Frequency, Duration, or Intensity
sufficient enough to result in significant social impairment
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Substance DependenceSeveral types with mood and scholastic effects…
- Crack cocaine- Methamphetamine- Hallucinogens – LSD, Ecstasy- Alcohol, Opioids, Inhalants
Temporary and permanent brain effects…- Diminished receptor sites with regrowth- Alzheimer’s like brain damage
Treatment: Substance specific groups -AA, NA; and Residential D.A.R.T. Psychotherapy for presenting secondary disorder
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Attention Deficit – Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Child onset, originally thought to disappear in adulthood, now 30 to 50% of ADHD children thought to carry diagnosis to adulthood.
- Low level of diagnosis in prisons: (40) Underdiagnosed?
DX: Hyperactive-impulsive and Inattentive Behaviors
Causing impairment prior to age 7
In at least two settings – home, school, work, social situations
With clear interference in developmentally appropriate social, academic or occupational functioning
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Adult ADHD in the Classroom (Adapted from Wender PH. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995:122-43.)
I. Childhood history consistent with ADHD II. Adult symptoms
Two of the following: Poor concentration (less hyperactivity) Inability to complete tasks and disorganization Affective lability Hot temper Stress intolerance Impulsivity
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Treatment for Adult ADHD
Info-therapy Skills training – organizational, environmental
Medication (rarely in prison)
Stimulants: Strattera – but not Ritalin, Dexedrine, etc
SSRI’s: Prozac, Paxil – less efficacy, symptomatic tx.
Other: Wellbutrin (atypical antidepressant)
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Axis II:Personality Disorders
Antisocial
Paranoid
Schizotypal
Histrionic
Dependent
Narcissistic
Personality Disorder NOS
and others!
- An enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from expectations of the individual’s culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an early onset, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.
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Antisocial Personality DisorderCommon in prisons for some reason…
#’s 677 diagnosed, Personality Disorder NOS # 680 (Out of 3700 patients)Pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of rights of others since age 15
– with childhood Conduct Disorder
Failure to conform to social norms and lawful behaviors Deceitfulness, lying, conning for profit or pleasure Impulsivity, failure to plan ahead Irritability and aggressiveness Reckless disregard for safety of self or others Consistent irresponsibility – in work or financial obligations Lack of remorse – indifferent or rationalizing
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DangerousnessKnowing the risks
- Axis I (Clinical) versus Axis II (Personality) risks
Personal boundaries - and imposed limitations
Assistance is available
Consult, refer, and excuse!
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Questions and Comments?
Rich Bruner, Staff Psychologist IIAvery-Mitchell Correctional Institution