Analysis of writing in personality disorders in prison population

TL;DR

This study examines writing abilities in prisoners with different personality disorders, finding differences in performance between groups.

Contribution

The study introduces a novel analysis of writing processes in prisoners with specific personality disorders.

Findings

Group 2 made more mistakes than Group 1 in narrative tasks.

Compulsive behaviors may lead to reiterative language disturbances in writing.

Abstract

Writing involves the activation of different processing modes than reading comprehension, and therefore the level of activation varies depending on the moment and the task.

to analyze the profiles in terms of the proposed coding from the PROESC in terms of personality disorders [Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) with drugs possession and consumption crimes (DPCC) and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)] with gender violence crimes (GVC) in the prisoners.

The sample was composed of 194 men. The participants were divided into two groups. Group 1 (ASPD; DPCC) consisted of 81 men, and Group 2 (OCPD; GVC) consisted of 113 men.

They completed the Demographic, Offense, and Behavioral Interview in Institutions, the International Personality Disorders Examination (IPDE), and Writing Processes Evaluation Battery (PROESC).

Group 2 made more mistake than Group 1 in narratives tasks.

Participants know phoneme-grapheme correspondence rules, language disturbances of a reiterative and persistent nature may appear in those who show compulsive behavior.