Open AccessCommon mental disorders in prison workers
Author(s) -
André Lopes e Silva,
Camila Rodrigues Bressane Cruz,
Flávia Souza e Silva de-Almeida
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.181
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2447-0147
pISSN - 1679-4435
DOI - 10.47626/1679-4435-2021-613
Subject(s) - prison , absenteeism , overcrowding , mental health , medicine , psychiatry , unit (ring theory) , psychology , clinical psychology , social psychology , mathematics education , criminology , economics , economic growth
The conditions of Brazilian penitentiaries are known to be affected by overcrowding and precarious cells. Violence inside the prison impacts the mental and general health of individuals in this environment, whether prisoners whether workers. Thus, an increase in cases of common mental disorders is expected among workers, which contributes for their absenteeism.