The prevalence of mental disorders in Spanish prisons

Vicens, Enric; Tort, V.; Dueñas, Rosa; Muro, A.; Pérez-Arnau, Francesc; Arroyo, José Manuel García; Acín, Enrique; Vicente, Á. de; Guerrero, Rafael; Lluch, Joan; Planella, Ramón; Sarda, Pascal

doi:10.1002/cbm.815

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“…These results agree with those of other studies, which have shown rates from 50% to 90% [6]. The high rate of comorbidity, which has been linked to the violent and offending profile of inmates [21] [26] [20], reinforces the impact and severity of mental disorders in prisons.…”

Section: Psychiatric Comorbiditysupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Varying prevalence rates of PTSD were found among prisoners from other countries [20] [24]. In Spain, the lifetime and 12-month prevalence among men (3.5% and 0.4%) were lower than those found in this study (26.4% and 7.8%) [20].…”

Section: Anxious-phobic Disorderscontrasting

confidence: 78%

“…The lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates of affective disorders among men were lower than those reported by other studies [20] [21] [1], with the exception of the study conducted in Italy [19].…”

Section: Affective Disorderscontrasting

confidence: 76%

“…For both genders, the prevalence rates of depressive disorders were lower than those reported in the literature [20] [1] [25]. Table 3.…”

Section: Affective Disordersmentioning

confidence: 72%

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2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Andreoli

Santos

Quintana

et al. 2013

European Psychiatry

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the prison population in the State of São Paulo, Brazil.Methods: Through stratified random sampling, 1.192 men and 617 women prisoners were evaluated for the presence of psychiatric disorders by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, 2.1 version, according to definitions and criteria of International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The prevalence estimates of mental disorders and their respective 95% confidence intervals were calculated and adjusted for sample design through complex sample analysis.Results: Lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates differed between genders. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of any mental disorder was, respectively, 68.9% and 39.2% among women, and 56.1% and 22.1% among men. Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of anxious-phobic disorders was, respectively, 50% and 27.7% among women and 35.3% and 13.6% among men, of affective disorders was 40% and 21% among women and 20.8% and 9.9% among men, and of drug-related disorders was 25.2% and 1.6% among women and 26.5% and 1.3% among men. For severe mental disorders (psychotic, bipolar disorders, and severe depression), the lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates were, respectively, 25.8% and 14.7% among women, and 12.3% and 6.3% among men.Conclusions: This is the first large-scale epidemiological study performed with the prison population in Brazil, revealed high rates of psychiatric disorders among men and women. Many similarities, as well as some differences, were found between our results and those of studies conducted in other countries. The differences observed are more likely due to the peculiarities of the prison systems in each country than to the diagnostic criteria adopted in the studies. This fact reinforces the importance of conducting such studies as part of planning and development of appropriate policies for the particular mental health needs of specific prison populations.

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Section: Psychiatric Comorbiditysupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Anxious-phobic Disorderscontrasting

confidence: 78%

Section: Affective Disorderscontrasting

confidence: 76%

“…For both genders, the prevalence rates of depressive disorders were lower than those reported in the literature [20] [1] [25]. Table 3.…”

Section: Affective Disordersmentioning

confidence: 72%

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2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Andreoli

Santos

Quintana

et al. 2013

European Psychiatry

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“…Another aspect that has been linked to criminal behavior are mental disorders, for example, Huizinga and Jakob-Chien (1998) and Vicens, Tort, Dueñas, Muro, Pérez-Arnau, Arroyo et al, (2012) found that youth who have committed some type of criminal behavior have high levels of mental disorders compared to youth who do not have done this type of behavior. In a review by Fazel and Danesh (2002) showed that mental disorders may be more common in prison population compared with the normal population, however, the findings vary considerably between studies, where some reported prevalence of 37% and other of up to 94%.…”

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confidence: 99%

Domestic Violence, Alcohol Consumption and Depression in Criminal Population

Lanz¹,

Díaz²

2013

PSYCH

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The objective of this research was to determine the differences in levels of domestic violence, alcohol and depression by type of crime committed on 259 men and 200 women inmates of the Centre for Social Rehabilitation in Mexico. To assess alcohol consumption indicators were adapted from the National Addiction Survey, the CES-D was used to measure depressive symptoms and in terms of domestic violence, we designed a 16-reactive scale evaluating: verbal aggression, physical aggression, humiliation and respect. The results showed significant differences not by gender but by type of crime committed, specifically on domestic violence, in which was found that women had higher scores than men. Furthermore, the analysis by type of crime committed found a higher number of subjects with severe consumption that health damages and homicides. Regarding depressive symptoms, the results showed that women had higher scores than men; however, these differences were not significant. In conclusion, data indicate relevant differences by gender in terms of domestic violence, depressive symptoms and substance use, but not so, on the type of crime by substance consumption, depression or family violence.

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Associations between childhood abuse, mental health problems, and suicide risk among male prison populations in Spain

Sánchez

Ignatyev

Mundt

2018

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Background There are few studies exploring associations between different types of childhood abuse and mental health problems among adult prisoners. Aims To explore associations between history of childhood abuse, depression or anxiety, and near‐lethal suicide attempts among adult prisoners, and test the hypothesis that post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be a mediator between childhood abuse and adult disorder among prisoners. Method We enrolled 943 men from three prisons in Spain. Childhood abuse was assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire at interview and current symptoms were assessed using the 21‐item Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS‐21). Self‐reported histories of near‐lethal suicide attempts were recorded. Results Overall, 360 (40%) of the men reported at least one type of childhood abuse; 231 (24.5%) described exposure to emotional abuse, 236 (25%) to physical abuse, and 97 (10%) to sexual abuse. Survivors of all types of childhood abuse had over twice the prevalence of severe depression, anxiety, stress disorder, and near‐lethal suicide attempts than men who had not been exposed. Survivors of sexual and emotional violence during childhood had more symptoms of PTSD than survivors of physical abuse. Statistically, PTSD had a mediating effect, but it was very small. Conclusions Although other studies have shown high rates of childhood abuse histories among prisoners, this is the first to link such a history to near‐lethal suicide attempts in this population.

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The prevalence of mental disorders in Spanish prisons

Cited by 85 publications

References 30 publications

2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

2075 – Prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners in the state of São Paulo - Brazil

Domestic Violence, Alcohol Consumption and Depression in Criminal Population

Associations between childhood abuse, mental health problems, and suicide risk among male prison populations in Spain

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