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- Nearly a quarter of both State pris-oners and jail inmates who had a mental health problem, compared to a fifth of those without, had served 3 or more prior incarcerations. Female inmates had higher rates of mental health problems than male inmates (State prisons: 73% of females and 55% of males; local jails: 75% of females and 63% of males).
bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/mhppji.pdfMental Health Problems of Prison - Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sep 10, 2022 · “Women in prison are five times more likely to have a mental health disorder than women in the general population” (1). Woman prisoners often experience psychological disorders such as poor mental health, depression, stress, aggressiveness, and psychological illness (2).
- 10.18502/ijph.v52i2.11878
- 2023/02
The aim is to provide a broad synthesis of the main issues relating to the mental health of adult prisoners, and highlight gaps in evidence and practice. Two special populations are briefly discussed, namely women and older adults. Juveniles in prison have distinct mental health needs, and an overview of these is outside the scope of this review.
- Seena Fazel, Adrian J Hayes, Katrina Bartellas, Massimo Clerici, Robert Trestman
- 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30142-0
- 2016
- 2016/09
Jun 22, 2017 · More than two-thirds of incarcerated women in America reported having a history of mental health problems — a far higher percentage than their male counterparts, according to a study released Thursday by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Manuel Villa
Feb 28, 2018 · It seems women in prison have higher rates of psychiatric morbidity than both men in prison and women in the community; experience multiple morbidity; report high rates of historical trauma and substance misuse and run the risk of poorly treated acute mental illness in custodial settings but caution is needed about how much is really known ...
- Annie Bartlett, Sheila Hollins
- 2018
Aug 10, 2023 · More than two-thirds of incarcerated women in a 2012 survey reported having a history of mental health problems, far exceeding that of male prisoners as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Justice...
Results: Women were more likely to report clinically significant symptoms of anxiety, borderline personality features, somatic concerns and trauma-related symptoms; however, trauma-related symptoms and borderline features were also common among male inmates.
Relative to male inmates, female inmates suffer higher rates of mental health problems and mental distress ( James & Glaze 2006, Lindquist & Lindquist 1997). Relative to other inmates, mentally ill inmates are more likely to have committed a violent offense and more likely to report at least three prior prison sentences ( Ditton 1999 ).
