Abstract

FIGUEIRO, Rafael de Albuquerque; DIMENSTEIN, Magda; ALVES, Delanno  and  MEDEIROS, Gerlândio. Consumption of psychotropic medication on a female prison. Rev. psicol. polít. [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.34, pp. 531-546. ISSN 1519-549X.

This study aimed to map the use of psychotropic medication in a women's prison identifying the factors associated with the use of these substances in the prison context. Questionnaires were used in 92 of the 110 inmates. Afterwards, six wheel talks were made with prisoners that were using psychotropic medication in order to deepen discussions on the use of these substances. The results show that 18.47% (17) of the prisoners interviewed make use of psychotropic medication, and 58,8% (10) out of those started taking that kind of drug after being captive. Among the factors that contribute to this phenomenon, the quotidian of the prison, the difficult access to medical and psychiatric care and lack of visits /contact with the family are central to understand the use of psychotropic medication by inmates. Finally, we emphasize the importance of the performance and construction of an interdisciplinary character of political psychology and the service of a more just society.

Keywords : Psychotropic Medication; Women; Prisons; Provisional Arrest; Mental Health.

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