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Depression and psychosis related to the absence of visitors and consumption of drugs in male prisoners in Ecuador : A cross sectional study
Benavides, Andrés (National Department of Penitentiary Mental Health. National Direction of the First Level of Attention. Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador. Plataforma Gubernamental de Desarrollo Social)
Chuchuca, Juan (National Department of Penitentiary Mental Health. National Direction of the First Level of Attention. Ministerio de Salud Pública de Ecuador)
Klaic, David (School of Medicine. Universidad Internacional Del Ecuador)
Waters, William (Instituto de Investigación en Salud y Nutrición. Universidad San Francisco de Quito. Diego de Robles y Vía Interoceánica)
Martín Mateo, Miguel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública)
Romero Sandoval, Natalia (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Grups de Recerca d'Amèrica i Àfrica Llatines)

Fecha: 2019
Resumen: Background: Major mental disorders in prison populations have been recognised as a long-term problem with an important impact on public health. Despite this, screening activities in prisons are still weak in Latin America. We proposed to estimate the prevalence of depression and psychosis and associated factors in the largest Ecuadorian prison for male inmates. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 309 prisoners chosen at random between January and February 2017, who were administered two structured questionnaires. The first examined socio-demographic and occupational characteristics prior to incarceration and presence of social support networks; the second was the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview version in Spanish 5. 0. 0. We used maximum likelihood tests and multiple logistic regression to assess associations between depression, psychosis and study factors. Results: The prevalence of depression and psychosis were 50. 2% (95% CI 44. 6-55. 8) and 25. 9% (95% CI 21. 0-30. 8), respectively. The two conditions occurred together in 22. 0% of the cases (95% CI 14. 8-29. 2), and depression or psychosis (D/P) was found in 54. 0% (95% CI 48. 4-59. 6). Consuming drugs while in prison was found in 41. 4% (95% CI 35. 9-46. 9). When age was considered among those consuming drugs, the prevalence of D/P were 72. 2, 88. 0, and 92. 3%, respectively for the age-groups 18-29, 30-39 and 40 years or over (p-value < 0. 001). Using a multivariate model, we found that not receiving visits (AOR 3. 15 95%CI 1. 42-6. 96) and consuming drugs while in prison (AOR 5. 85 95%CI 3. 06-11. 16) were associated with D/P, while the age effect disappears. Inmates who stopped drug consumption in prison or who had never consumed did not present any significant differences. Conclusions: Depression and psychosis in prisoners are strongly affected by the absence of visitors and by consumption of drugs in prison. Greater presence of social support networks and preventive actions targeting drug abuse would contribute to improving the mental health of prison inmates.
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Lengua: Anglès
Documento: Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Materia: Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depression ; Ecuador ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Prisoners ; Prisons ; Psychotic Disorders ; Social Isolation ; Social Support ; Substance-Related Disorders ; Surveys and Questionnaires
Publicado en: BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 19 Núm. 1 (july 2019) , p. 248, ISSN 1471-244X

DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2227-z
PMID: 31391015


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