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Julio Arboleda-Flórez1

  • 1Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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Summary

Prisons are increasingly acting as de facto mental health systems due to the significant number of individuals with mental conditions. This paper examines the prevalence of mental illness in correctional facilities and offers management strategies.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Criminology
  • Mental Health Services Research

Background:

  • Mental conditions impact cognitive, emotional, and volitional personality functions critical for legal judgments.
  • A complex relationship exists between mental illness and criminality, leading to a high prevalence of individuals with mental disorders in prisons.
  • Correctional systems worldwide function as significant, albeit de facto, components of mental health systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between mental illness and criminality.
  • To estimate the prevalence of mental illness among prison populations globally.
  • To provide guidance for managing individuals with mental conditions within correctional systems.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of existing studies on mental illness prevalence in prisons.
Keywords:
Mental illnessepidemiologymental health systemsprisons

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  • Analysis of legal and psychological factors influencing the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system.
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    • Prisons house a substantial and disproportionate number of individuals with mental health conditions.
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    • Effective management protocols are crucial for addressing the needs of the growing mental patient population in correctional systems.
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