The impact of prisons on the mental health of prisoners in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. / O impacto da prisão na saúde mental dos presos do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Cien Saude Colet
; 21(7): 2089-100, 2016 Jun.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27383343
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED The aim of this article is to assess the mental health status of inmates and people in custody in the state of Rio de Janeiro and the association between mental health and imprisonment using the Beck Depression Inventory and the Lipp Stress Symptom Inventory for Adults. SAMPLE 1,573 individuals, via stratified sampling with probability proportional to size. STUDY POPULATION more than half have up to 29 years old; 70.6% were black/brown; 77.4% had strong family ties; 42.9% had been incarcerated for under a year; and 22,9% performed work tasks in prison. Stress 35.8% of men and 57.9% of women. Factors associated with stress among men length of time in prison and family ties. Male prisoners who had been in prison for between 1 and 9 years are 0.55 times less likely to experience stress symptoms than those who had been in prison for less than a year; those with regular/weak family ties are more likely to experience stress than those with strong ties. Women with only regular/weak family ties are more likely to experience stress; work tasks performed in prison was a protective factor. Depression 7.5% of women and 6.3% of men. Among men, practicing a religion, maintaining strong family ties, and performing prison work tasks are protective factors. Among women, an association was found between depression and family ties.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Epidemiologia
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Estudos epidemiologicos
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article