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Lucas Muñoz-López¹, Francisca López-Torrecillas², Ignacio Martín³

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Impulsive and compulsive behaviors in prisoners are linked to writing disorders. These behaviors impair essential writing skills, impacting academic and potentially criminal outcomes.

Keywords:

PROESC compulsive impulsive prison writing

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Forensic Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Neuropsychology

Background:

Academic failure and behavioral problems in youth are associated with criminal offending.
Understanding the cognitive and behavioral underpinnings of criminal behavior is crucial for intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the characteristics of writing disorders in prisoners with impulsive (Antisocial Personality Disorder) and compulsive (Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder) behaviors.
To investigate the relationship between personality disorders, behavioral traits, and writing difficulties in an incarcerated population.

Main Methods:

A sample of 194 male prisoners from Granada Prison Center was assessed.
Participants completed interviews and psychometric instruments including the International Personality Disorder Examination (IPDE), Symptom Checklist (SCL-90-R), and Assessment Battery of Writing Processes (PROESC).
Participants were categorized based on diagnoses of Antisocial Personality Disorder (n=81) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (n=113).

Main Results:

Prisoners diagnosed with writing disorders exhibited general difficulties in fundamental writing skills.
These writing deficits were attributed to the presence of impulsive and compulsive behaviors.
Specific links between personality disorder types and the nature of writing impairments were explored.

Conclusions:

Impulsive and compulsive behaviors significantly impact the writing abilities of incarcerated individuals.
Writing disorders in prisoners are a manifestation of underlying behavioral and personality traits.
Further research is warranted to explore targeted interventions for writing difficulties in forensic populations.