Global Estimates of the Prevalence of Depression among Prisoners: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prison populations tend to be marginalized and disadvantaged of the rights and freedoms that other people in the community benefit from. Their separation from families, a narrow room and lack of privacy in the prison, violence between prisoners, and the uncertainty about the future result in psychological distress, for example, depression. The review has synthesized previous studies conducted on the topic and summarized to formulate recommendations for future prison health care services.

Methods

We systematically searched the databases: PubMed, Psych Info, and SCOPUS, as well as manual Google Scholar searches, were conducted to retrieve published literature globally. We have included observational studies, written in English language. Estimates were pooled using a

SUBMITTER: Bedaso A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718061 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature