Fatores de proteção da saúde mental das mulheres encarceradas: estudo descritivo-exploratório

Abstract

Aim: to identify the activities that promote mental health carried out by women deprived of their liberty, given the difficulties encountered during the period of imprisonment. Method: descriptive, exploratory, qualitative study with forty women deprived of liberty in a female prison in the state of Rio de Janeiro, who were interviewed based on a semi - structured script. The data obtained, subject to the analysis of content in the thematic modality, gave rise to the category Protection factors of the mental health of the incarcerated women. Results: women have pointed to factors that protect their mental health: studying, working, performing leisure activities (singing, talking, reading) and religious activities. Conclusion: health promotion activities with a focus on mental health should be rethought in order to ensure the mental health of women deprived of their liberty.

What do inmates in Slovak prisons read?

“…), reading books was identified as an "important" part of leisure activities by 60% of respondents and as "moderately important" by 40% of respondents. These data corroborate data from Brazil, which suggests that leisure activities, including reading, are important for the mental health of incarcerated people (dos Santos et al, 2017).…”