Prison is not the right place for people with mental disorders: the Brazilian case
Open Access
- 1 August 2014
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Psychiatry
- Vol. 11 (3) , 59-61
Abstract
The large number of individuals with severe mental disorders in prisons worldwide has alarming implications, which leads to the question of the appropriateness of the prison system for people with this type of morbidity. This article discusses these implications, the problems in therapeutic approaches and the legal aspects in the Brazilian context.Keywords
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