RESUMO
INTRODUCTION: Entry into prison involves adapting to a prison culture that is sometimes altered by the effect of imprisonment. Prisons are overcrowded and hold large numbers of inmates suffering from mental disorders and difficulties of adaptation, who affect the delicate equilibrium of the prison environment and can worsen the relational climate. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Several bibliographical databases on the influence of the mental health of adult inmates on the prison relationship climate and existing interventions in this regard that have been published in the last 15 years were reviewed. This data was complemented by other information obtained from the online bibliographic indexes of the Ministry of the Interior. RESULTS: There is little literature on the influence of mental health on the relational climate of prisons and existing interventions. However, what literature there is does respond to a current prison reality where inmates with mental health problems have an increased risk of victimization and also a greater predisposition to penitentiary misconduct that causes violations of rules and the consequent application of disciplinary sanctions that lead to segregation. DISCUSSION: The dysfunctional behaviour of such inmates, as well as the stigmatized treatment they receive, negatively impact the prison social climate, generating pathological relational styles and distorting the prison environment. This creates a need for an adequate number of programs and interventions of sufficient quality to prevent and mitigate their consequences.
Assuntos
Adaptação Psicológica , Relações Interpessoais , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Saúde Mental , Prisioneiros/psicologia , Prisões , Meio Social , Características Culturais , Humanos , Ajustamento SocialRESUMO
INTRODUCCIÓN: La entrada en prisión supone la necesidad de adaptación a una cultura penitenciaria que, en ocasiones, se encuentra alterada por el efecto de la prisionización. La sobreocupación de los reclusos con trastornos mentales y sus dificultades adaptativas en las instalaciones obstaculizan el equilibrio del ambiente carcelario e implica el empeoramiento del clima relacional de prisiones. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Se han revisado distintas bases de datos bibliográficas acerca de la influencia de la salud mental de los reclusos adultos en el clima relacional de prisiones y las intervenciones existentes al respecto publicadas en los últimos 15 años. Estos datos se han completado con los obtenidos en los índices bibliográficos online del Ministerio del Interior. RESULTADOS: Hay poca literatura acerca de la influencia de la salud mental en el clima relacional de prisiones y las intervenciones existentes. Aunque es cierto que responde a la realidad penitenciaria actual, donde los reclusos con problemas de salud mental poseen un mayor riesgo de estigmatización, pero también una mayor predisposición a la realización de malas conductas penitenciaras que ocasionan infracciones de reglas y la consecuente aplicación de sanciones disciplinarias que tienden a la segregación. DISCUSIÓN: El comportamiento disfuncional de este tipo de reclusos, así como el trato estigmatizado que reciben, impactan negativamente en el clima social penitenciario, generando estilos relacionales patológicos y distorsionando el ambiente de la prisión. Este hecho pone de relieve la necesidad de alcanzar una cantidad y calidad adecuada de programas e intervenciones que puedan prevenir y mitigar sus consecuencias
INTRODUCTION: Entry into prison involves adapting to a prison culture that is sometimes altered by the effect of imprisonment. Prisons are overcrowded and hold large numbers of inmates suffering from mental disorders and difficulties of adaptation, who affect the delicate equilibrium of the prison environment and can worsen the relational climate. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Several bibliographical databases on the influence of the mental health of adult inmates on the prison relationship climate and existing interventions in this regard that have been published in the last 15 years were reviewed. This data was complemented by other information obtained from the online bibliographic indexes of the Ministry of the Interior. RESULTS: There is little literature on the influence of mental health on the relational climate of prisons and existing interventions. However, what literature there is does respond to a current prison reality where inmates with mental health problems have an increased risk of victimization and also a greater predisposition to penitentiary misconduct that causes violations of rules and the consequent application of disciplinary sanctions that lead to segregation. DISCUSSION: The dysfunctional behaviour of such inmates, as well as the stigmatized treatment they receive, negatively impact the prison social climate, generating pathological relational styles and distorting the prison environment. This creates a need for an adequate number of programs and interventions of sufficient quality to prevent and mitigate their consequences