Abstract

Prisons in Mexico, like other countries, struggle to house and effectively treat individuals with mental illness. This study on 194 male Mexican prisoners managing mental disorders aims to 1) explore what mental health symptomology is associated with self-stigma and 2) identify what mental health symptomology predicts increased self-stigma. Results found that depression, mania, and anger significantly predicted harm to self-esteem scores, and education and mania significantly predicted agreement and application subscales. Given the increased number of imprisoned individuals with mental illness in Mexico and minimal treatment available, these findings support the importance of implementing self-stigma interventions within prisons.

摘要

与其他国家一样，墨西哥的监狱也难以收容和有效治疗患有精神疾病的人。这项针对 194 名管理精神障碍的墨西哥男性囚犯的研究旨在 1) 探索哪些心理健康症状与自我污名相关，2) 确定哪些心理健康症状预示着自我污名会增加。结果发现，抑郁、躁狂和愤怒显着预测自尊分数的损害，教育和躁狂显着预测一致性和应用分量表。鉴于墨西哥患有精神疾病的被监禁者数量增加且可获得的治疗最少，这些调查结果支持在监狱内实施自我污名干预的重要性。