Mental Health in Prison: Integrating the Perspectives of Prison Staff

(1) Background: The Italian Constitutional Court’s decision n. 99/2019 abolished the distinction between physical and psychological health care in the Italian prison system. However, this and other changes to the penitentiary system present challenges to prison staff, which may vary based on their r...

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Autores principales:	Ines Testoni, Irene Nencioni, Maibrit Arbien, Erika Iacona, Francesca Marrella, Vittoria Gorzegno, Cristina Selmi, Francesca Vianello, Alfonso Nava, Adriano Zamperini, Michael Alexander Wieser
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	prison staff detainees healthcare human rights qualitative analysis Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f9528e289c23411caa68889f8a90a59d2021-11-11T16:24:11ZMental Health in Prison: Integrating the Perspectives of Prison Staff10.3390/ijerph1821112541660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/f9528e289c23411caa68889f8a90a59d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11254https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601(1) Background: The Italian Constitutional Court’s decision n. 99/2019 abolished the distinction between physical and psychological health care in the Italian prison system. However, this and other changes to the penitentiary system present challenges to prison staff, which may vary based on their roles and backgrounds; (2) Purpose: To create a process of dialogue and collaboration that include different points of view, needs, and proposals regarding mental health in prisons, this study collects and integrates the perspectives of 91 prison staff who work in various capacities in eight prisons in northeast Italy. (3) Methods: Each participant was involved in either a focus group or a semi-structured interview, and thematic analysis was used to process the resulting transcripts; (3) Results: Through this process, 10 themes were derived that highlight the difficulties of working with prisoners with psychiatric disorders or psychological distress, including lack of human and economic resources, lack of positive communication between prisoners and society and a sense of professional incompetency; (4) Conclusions: Based on these themes, the need for increased points of view, dialogue, and collaboration between prison professionals and between prison and society is discussed, and the current feasibility of treating psychiatric disorders in prison is considered.Ines TestoniIrene NencioniMaibrit ArbienErika IaconaFrancesca MarrellaVittoria GorzegnoCristina SelmiFrancesca VianelloAlfonso NavaAdriano ZamperiniMichael Alexander WieserMDPI AGarticleprison staffdetaineeshealthcarehuman rightsqualitative analysisMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11254, p 11254 (2021)
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description	(1) Background: The Italian Constitutional Court’s decision n. 99/2019 abolished the distinction between physical and psychological health care in the Italian prison system. However, this and other changes to the penitentiary system present challenges to prison staff, which may vary based on their roles and backgrounds; (2) Purpose: To create a process of dialogue and collaboration that include different points of view, needs, and proposals regarding mental health in prisons, this study collects and integrates the perspectives of 91 prison staff who work in various capacities in eight prisons in northeast Italy. (3) Methods: Each participant was involved in either a focus group or a semi-structured interview, and thematic analysis was used to process the resulting transcripts; (3) Results: Through this process, 10 themes were derived that highlight the difficulties of working with prisoners with psychiatric disorders or psychological distress, including lack of human and economic resources, lack of positive communication between prisoners and society and a sense of professional incompetency; (4) Conclusions: Based on these themes, the need for increased points of view, dialogue, and collaboration between prison professionals and between prison and society is discussed, and the current feasibility of treating psychiatric disorders in prison is considered.
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author	Ines Testoni Irene Nencioni Maibrit Arbien Erika Iacona Francesca Marrella Vittoria Gorzegno Cristina Selmi Francesca Vianello Alfonso Nava Adriano Zamperini Michael Alexander Wieser
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title	Mental Health in Prison: Integrating the Perspectives of Prison Staff
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Mental Health in Prison: Integrating the Perspectives of Prison Staff

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