Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychiatric bed numbers (general, forensic, and residential) and prison populations are considered indicators of institutionalization. The present study aimed to assess trends in institutional mental health care and incarceration, measured through psychiatric bed availability and prison population rates, across the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) from 1990 to 2022.

Methods

We obtained retrospective data on psychiatric bed numbers and prison populations from 22 countries between 1990 and 2022. Prevalence per 100,000 population, the median prevalence and percentage changes between the first and last data points were calculated.

Findings

Primary data were retrieved from 10 out of 22 countries. Data from secondary sources were used for the remaining 12 count

SUBMITTER: Mundt AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12307341 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature