Abstract
In 1966 a census was carried out of the epileptic population in prisons and borstals in England and Wales (1). This indicated that there are at least 7.1 epileptics/1,000 men in these institutions, a figure higher than that expected from general population estimates. The present paper reports an attempt to explain this higher prevalence using an interview study of a representative sample of epileptic prisoners together with a similar study of non-epileptic prisoners matched for institution and date of reception into prison.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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