Mental health disparities between Spanish and foreign prison inmates: reasons for referral from prison to a specific unit in a general hospital
Foreign incarcerated person are overrepresented in psychiatric admissions and are particularly vulnerable to suicidal behavior. Social precarity likely accounts for some of the differences observed compared to the native population.
Authors
- María Irigoyen-Otiñano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5326-0928)
- Jorge López‐Castromán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-0690)
- María Mur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3312-5411)
- Vicent Llorca-Bofí
- Carla Albert Porcar
Institutions
- Neurosciences Institute (US)
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)
- Hospital Universitari de Santa Maria (ES)
- Consorcio Hospitalario Provincial de Castellón (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista Española de Sanidad Penitenciaria
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.18176/resp.00113
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00