Mental disorder and victimisation in prison: Examining the role of mental health treatment

Daquin, Jane C.; Daigle, Leah E.

doi:10.1002/cbm.2056

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“…Por último, algunos estudios reflejan cómo los tratamientos a los que pueden optar los reclusos con enfermedades mentales, ya sea por el privilegio de recibirlo o por la gravedad que conlleva el trastorno en sí mismo, ocasionan una mayor probabilidad de victimización 20 , lo que seguirá fomentando las interacciones penitenciarias patológicas y el desajuste del clima relacional de prisiones.…”

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Influence of prisoners’ mental health on the relational climate of prisons

Calles-Rubiales¹,

Prado²

2020

Rev Esp Sanid Penit

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Introduction: Entry into prison involves adapting to a prison culture that is sometimes altered by the effect of imprisonment. Prisons are overcrowded and hold large numbers of inmates suffering from mental disorders and difficulties of adaptation, who affect the delicate equilibrium of the prison environment and can worsen the relational climate. Material and method: Several bibliographical databases on the influence of the mental health of adult inmates on the prison relationship climate and existing interventions in this regard that have been published in the last 15 years were reviewed. This data was complemented by other information obtained from the online bibliographic indexes of the Ministry of the Interior. Results: There is little literature on the influence of mental health on the relational climate of prisons and existing interventions. However, what literature there is does respond to a current prison reality where inmates with mental health problems have an increased risk of victimization and also a greater predisposition to penitentiary misconduct that causes violations of rules and the consequent application of disciplinary sanctions that lead to segregation. Discussion: The dysfunctional behaviour of such inmates, as well as the stigmatized treatment they receive, negatively impact the prison social climate, generating pathological relational styles and distorting the prison environment. This creates a need for an adequate number of programs and interventions of sufficient quality to prevent and mitigate their consequences.

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Influence of prisoners’ mental health on the relational climate of prisons

Calles-Rubiales¹,

Prado²

2020

Rev Esp Sanid Penit

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“…Second, participation in treatment may simply remove individuals from the general population, thereby reducing their likelihood of being victimized. Third, it is also possible that utilization of services will increase risks of victimization (see e.g., Daquin & Daigle, 2018). The service use of such individuals is often visible to other inmates, who in turn may view such individuals as “easy targets” for victimization.…”

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Mental Health Service Utilization: General and Gendered Consequences for Prison Strains

Severson

Toman

Alvarado

2020

Crime & Delinquency

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Nearly half of the incarcerated population experience mental health problems. Service use, however, is rare. There may be benefits for individuals who continue treatment upon incarceration (i.e., fewer or less intense pains of imprisonment). Researchers suggest that effects of treatment may differ by gender; distinct barriers to services may exist and accessing treatment may have unique effects on experienced strains. No study to date examines whether continuation of services protects at-risk groups from in-prison strains, and whether these effects are gendered. This article examines the effects of service utilization using a nationally representative sample of inmates. Results indicate that effects of continued service use vary, protecting women against some in-prison strains. Implications for theory, research, and policy are discussed.

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“…A high prevalence of mental health problems is present in prison populations [3]. There is also increasing epidemiological evidence that prisoners are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than the average population [4,5,6,7].…”

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Sexual Satisfaction and Mental Health in Prison Inmates

Carcedo

Perlman

Fernández-Rouco

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JCM

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The main goal of this study was to investigate the association between sexual satisfaction and mental health, and the combined effect of two previously found, statistically significant moderators: partner status and sexual abstinence. In-person interviews were conducted with 223 participants (49.327% males and 50.673% females). The effect of sexual satisfaction on mental health and the interactions of sexual satisfaction × partner status, sexual satisfaction × sexual abstinence, and sexual satisfaction × partner status × sexual abstinence were examined using simple moderation and moderated moderation tests after controlling for a set of sociodemographic, penitentiary, and interpersonal variables. Results revealed a direct relationship between sexual satisfaction and mental health only for the sexually abstinent group. Partner status was not significant as a moderator. It seems that the lack of sexual relationships is more powerful as a moderator than the lack of a romantic relationship. Additionally, the sexually abstinent group showed lower levels of sexual satisfaction in those with a partner outside or inside prison, and lower mental health independently of the current romantic status, than sexually active inmates. These findings point to the importance of sexual satisfaction to mental health in sexual situations of extreme disadvantage.

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Mental disorder and victimisation in prison: Examining the role of mental health treatment

Cited by 27 publications

References 20 publications

Influence of prisoners’ mental health on the relational climate of prisons

Influence of prisoners’ mental health on the relational climate of prisons

Mental Health Service Utilization: General and Gendered Consequences for Prison Strains

Sexual Satisfaction and Mental Health in Prison Inmates

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