Prisoner perspectives on mental health problems and help-seeking

Mitchell, Jonathan; Latchford, Gary

doi:10.1080/14789949.2010.488697

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“…Consequently, our findings did not support earlier research indicating associations between education, ethnicity and help seeking behaviour [5,8,10]. However, similar findings were reported in a recent study of 177 prisoners' help seeking behaviour in connection with mental health problems, where no substantial relationship between ethnicity or qualification level and intentions to seek help was found [9]. In the light of indications that the incidence of mental health disorder among ethnic minority prisoners is higher than in the general prison population [5], more in-depth research on help seeking behaviour among ethnic minority inmates across countries would seem appropriate.…”

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Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway

Nesset

Rustad

Kjelsberg

et al. 2011

BMC Health Serv Res

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BackgroundPrisoners are associated with high health care needs compared with the general population. This study aims to investigate prisoners' use of health service.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 29 prisons in central and southern parts of Norway. A questionnaire was distributed to 1, 454 prisoners (90% response rate). Multilevel analyses were employed to analyse help seeking behaviour among the prisoners.ResultsHelp seeking was substantially associated with sleep problems and drug problems. There was also a tendency for closed prisons as well as high staffing levels of healthcare professionals to be associated with elevated health care use.ConclusionsThis study suggests that sleep problems and drug use are most frequently associated with health service use. The differences in health care use between prisons suggest that the implementation of prison health care standards should be addressed.

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Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway

Nesset

Rustad

Kjelsberg

et al. 2011

BMC Health Serv Res

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“…Drawing on discourses of trust, giving or receiving help is only possible when it is with people they already know or have a connection with from outside. While themes around trust have been found to influence help-seeking behaviours in other research studies (Mitchell and Latchford, 2010), there is limited qualitative research which addresses the associated benefits of informal help-seeking behaviours among prisoners.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Indeed, figures show prisoners make three times more consultations to a prison doctor than a demographically equivalent population in the community (Feron et al, 2008), although the study found that their reasons for seeking help was not to improve their medical health but to escape the coercive, controlling and pointless nature of incarceration, to assert their rights to healthcare and to "get back to normal". In another study looking at prisoner perception of seeking help, Mitchell and Latchford (2010) found that the percentage who indicated an intention to seek help from psychologists ranged from 7.9 per cent (coming off drugs) to 22 per cent (feeling depressed).…”

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“…Delivering treatment programmes that address their needs is challenging, particularly against the current economic backdrop. As Mitchell and Latchford (2010) point out, no amount of help offered to prisoners is effective unless they are willing to ask for it or receive it. Currently, prisoners are mandated to attend treatment programmes as part of their sentencing plan.…”

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Male prisoners’ constructions of help-seeking

Cobb

Farrants

2014

Journal of Forensic Practice

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Purpose – Help-seeking behaviours are fundamental to mental health and well-being. This study is concerned with how male prisoners talk about help-seeking in order that treatment programmes can be developed that better address their needs. The purpose of this paper is to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Informed by Foucauldian and Social Constructionist philosophies, this discourse analysis draws on the interview transcripts of nine male prisoners, looking at the discursive constructions mobilised in relation to help-seeking and the implications these have for agency. Findings – Three overarching discourses are identified: “man-up and deal with it”, “solidarity” and “authoritarian”. Prisoners resist formal help because of a perceived injustice in the system, disrespect for staff and feeling helpless when they are “bombarded with medication to keep quiet”. When they do engage with formal help-seeking behaviours it is frequently “to work the system”. Generally, they are more motivated to engage with informal help-seeking behaviours with each other, learning the knowledge like “a taxi driver” and sharing it with fellow prisoners although, for some, expressing emotion is like “an episode of Eastenders […] like a girlie programme”. Research limitations/implications – The qualitative nature of the analysis requires certain discourses to be privileged over others, acknowledging that there is no one truth. Further research is needed to explore informal sources of help-seeking within the prison population. Practical implications – There is a need to develop treatment programmes that promote informal help-seeking strategies and work with prisoners in a facilitative rather than coercive manner. Originality/value – To privilege the voices of prisoners.

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“…In spite of higher morbidity, it is known that prisoners abuse health services (Howerton et al, 2007;Skogstad, Deane & Spicer, 2006) and disregard health services when they are not in prison. They are not sufficiently aware of services available to all (Mitchell & Latchford, 2010). Persons with an inferior health status are generally represented among those who have contact with the criminal legal system (Freudenberg, 2002).…”

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Health Protection of Prisoners in the Republic of Macedonia

Jovanovska

Kocić

Proanovska-Stojčevska

et al. 2016

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INTRODUCTION:Prisoners' health is one of the major challenges of public health systems because of prisoners' greater care needs due to the poor economic conditions connected to the numerous risks and higher morbidity and mortality related to incarceration. Malnutrition, infectious diseases, overcrowding, strict custodial physical infrastructure, and limited access to basic health services, among other factors, contribute to a worsening of the physical and mental health of prisoners

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Prisoner perspectives on mental health problems and help-seeking

Cited by 25 publications

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Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway

Health care help seeking behaviour among prisoners in Norway

Male prisoners’ constructions of help-seeking

Health Protection of Prisoners in the Republic of Macedonia

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