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Prison psychoses have a common etiology in the sense that they are a reaction to a common environment.
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Fifty cases of prison psychoses were studied after recovery with respect to the relation of the previous personality to the symptoms shown during the psychotic episode. Where suitable, the Humm-Wadsworth Temperament Scale was administered.
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In 46 of the cases, a definite relationship could be found between the psychotic symptoms and the previous personality as shown by the previous history or the temperament scale or both.
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The form of prison psychosis is dependent upon the previous personality and constitution.
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Karlan, S.C. Symptoms and previous personality in prison psychoses. Psych Quar 13, 514–520 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562854
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