
Individual and environmental contributors to psychological distress during imprisonment
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- Louis Favril (UGent) and Esther F.J.C. van Ginneken
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- People in prison bear a higher burden of psychiatric morbidity compared with the general population. This study examined the extent to which individual and environmental factors contribute to poor mental health during imprisonment. Participants comprised 1296 randomly selected adults in 15 Belgian prisons. Psychological distress was more common in women than men and peaked during the early stages of imprisonment. In addition to having a history of mental disorder, low levels of perceived autonomy, safety, and social support were independently associated with experiencing distress. These findings underscore the importance of considering the prison environment in policies to improve the mental health of incarcerated individuals.
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- prison, mental health, importation, deprivation, MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS, PRISONERS, DISORDERS, WOMEN, POPULATION, ADAPTATION, PREVALENCE, DEPRESSION, AUTONOMY, BEHAVIOR
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-01HB8DPCHB9VHPH20PHDCABPRT
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- Favril, Louis, and Esther F. J. C. van Ginneken. “Individual and Environmental Contributors to Psychological Distress during Imprisonment.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, vol. 21, no. 3, 2024, pp. 350–69, doi:10.1177/14773708231201726.
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- Favril, L., & van Ginneken, E. F. J. C. (2024). Individual and environmental contributors to psychological distress during imprisonment. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, 21(3), 350–369. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708231201726
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- Favril, Louis, and Esther F.J.C. van Ginneken. 2024. “Individual and Environmental Contributors to Psychological Distress during Imprisonment.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY 21 (3): 350–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/14773708231201726.
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- Favril, Louis, and Esther F.J.C. van Ginneken. 2024. “Individual and Environmental Contributors to Psychological Distress during Imprisonment.” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY 21 (3): 350–369. doi:10.1177/14773708231201726.
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- 1.Favril L, van Ginneken EFJC. Individual and environmental contributors to psychological distress during imprisonment. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY. 2024;21(3):350–69.
- IEEE
- [1]L. Favril and E. F. J. C. van Ginneken, “Individual and environmental contributors to psychological distress during imprisonment,” EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 350–369, 2024.
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