In the population in general between 4% and 11% of people live with personal disorders.
The majority of people in prison in Ireland live with personality disorders.
That's according to a senior Irish Prison Service psychologist, Dr Margaret McGovern.
In the population in general, the Irish Times reports, between 4% and 11% of people live with personal disorders.
Fíona Ní Chinnéide is Executive Director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust.
She joined Clem Ryan on Tuesday's edition of Kildare Today:
Affecting up to 70% of prisoners, personality disorders are not considered in mental health legislation.
— Irish Penal Reform Trust (@IPRT) June 21, 2021
The new Taskforce on mental health, addictions and imprisonment should review gaps in mental health law, incl classification of personality disorders.https://t.co/cQ2zIJmeAX
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