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The incarceration rate in the Northern Territory (NT) is five times the national average but there is no existing research regarding the prevalence of mental disorder in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional observational study aimed to examine the prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders among NT prisoners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>310 adult prisoner files were analysed, using four electronic medical record databases which captured a person\u2019s lifetime contact with healthcare services in the NT. Descriptive statistical techniques were used.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      First Nations people comprised 90.6% of the sample. First Nations prisoners were significantly younger with a median age of 32\u00a0years versus 40\u00a0years Non-First Nations (U 2747,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .004). The lifetime prevalence of mental illness was 64.5% (54.4% of men and 78.9% of women (X\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (1,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">N<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 310) = 19.7\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001). Substance use disorder was the most common diagnosis (51.6% lifetime prevalence). 14.3% of men and 20.3% of women had previously been admitted to a psychiatric hospital.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prisoners in the NT have higher rates of mental illness than the general population. Females significantly suffered more mental illness. Given the overwhelming representation of First Nations people, culturally appropriate mental health services are crucial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/10398562261464425","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,1]],"date-time":"2026-07-01T03:41:12Z","timestamp":1782877272000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prevalence of mental illness in Northern Territory prisoners"],"prefix":"10.1177","author":[{"given":"Winifred","family":"Knight","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Alice Springs Hospital"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5615-8566","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah","family":"Dorrington","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mental Health, Alcohol, and Other Drugs \u2013 Central Australia Region"},{"name":"Flinders University"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0470-362X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Mitchell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"NT Health"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_6_2_2","volume-title":"Prevalence and impact of mental illness","author":"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare","year":"2023","unstructured":"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. 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