Indifferent minds, broken system: a critical examination of mental health care provision for Spain's incarcerated population with serious mental illnesses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spain healthcare system is decentralized, with seventeen autonomous regions overseeing healthcare. However, penitentiary healthcare is managed nationally, except in Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Navarra. These variations impact mental health care provision for inmates with serious mental illness (SMI).

Objective

To delineate differences between regions in terms of mental health care provision for individuals with SMI, available resources, and the perspectives of healthcare professionals operating in the Spanish prison environment.

Methods

Employing an explanatory sequential mixed-method approach, the study conducted an extensive literature review, quantitative data collection through structured questionnaires, and qualitative data collection via focus

SUBMITTER: Calcedo-Barba A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11372278 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature