ACT may be an alternative to CBT for treatment of drug abuse and associated mental disorders. In fact, at long-term, ACT may be more appropriate than CBT for incarcerated women who present serious problems.
This study examines the addictive, criminal and psychopathological profile of a sample of 59 women incarcerated in the Villabona prison in Asturias (a region in northern Spain). The instruments administered were the EuropASI, the SCL-90-R and a semi-structured interview.Results showed that the profile is a young, single women with family dependents serving an average of 5 years' imprisonment. Of the total sample, 64.4% met criteria for a substance abuse disorder. We found a statistically significant relationship between the variables use-nonuse and type of crime: women who used substances had committed the most crimes against property and against the socioeconomic order. As regards psychopathology, 44.06% of the sample fulfilled the requirements for clinical case according to Derogatis' (1994) criteria. The results of the SCL-90-R showed that the predominant psychological disorders were, in the following order, depression, somatization, obsessive-compulsive disorder and paranoid ideation. Moreover, in the group of female users, 47.4% had dual pathology. Our results revealed a statistically significant relationship between clinical case and substance use. Finally, statistically significant differences were found between the user and nonuser groups in the EuropASI severity profile. Highest scores were found for the medical, psychiatric and family areas in the user group.Keywords: women, prison, drug abuse, dual diagnosis. RESUMEN ABSTRACTEn este estudio se analiza el perfil adictivo, delictivo y psicopatológico de una muestra de 59 mujeres encarceladas en el Centro Penitenciario (C.P.) de Villabona (Asturias). Para ello se administraron los instrumentos EuropASI, SCL-90-R y una entrevista semiestructurada. Los resultados mostraron que se trata de una mujer joven, soltera y con carga familiar que cumple una condena media de 5 años de encarcelamiento. Del total de la muestra, el 64.4% presentaron criterios para un trastorno por abuso de sustancias. Se halló una relación estadísticamente significativa entre las variables consumo-no consumo y tipo de delito, siendo las mujeres consumidoras las que más delitos contra la propiedad y contra el orden socioeconómico habían cometido. Respecto a la psicopatología, el 44.06% de la muestra cumplía los requisitos de caso clínico de acuerdo a los criterios de Derogatis (1994). Los resultados del SCL-90-R mostraron que los trastornos psicológicos predominantes eran, en este orden, la depresión, la somatización, el trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo y la ideación paranoide. Además, en el grupo de mujeres consumidoras, el 47.4% presentaba patología dual. Se puso en evidencia la relación estadísticamente significativa entre caso clínico y consumo de sustancias. Por último, se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los grupos consumo-no consumo de drogas en el perfil de gravedad del EuropASI. Fueron el área médica, familiar y psiquiátrica del grupo consumo las que mayores puntuaciones presentaron.Palabras clave: mujer, prisión, abuso de drogas, patología dual. Perfil...
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