Psychological distress in a sample of Moroccan prisoners with drug-dependence

Author:

Sfendla Anis123ORCID,Martinsson Björn4,Filipovic Ylva4,Senhaji Meftaha2,Kerekes Nóra4

Affiliation:

1. Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques, Errachidia, Morocco

2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, Tetouan, Morocco

3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Moulay Ismail University, Errachidia, Morocco

4. Department of Health Sciences, University West, Trollhättan, Sweden

Abstract

Research regarding mental illness and drug addiction among inmates in Morocco requires increased knowledge; previous literature reported that prisoners suffer from severe psychological distress. The present study aimed to provide information about Moroccan prisoners’ psychological distress and define the differences in psychological distress levels among inmates with and without drug-dependence. A sample of 177 male inmates completed a set of surveys, including the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). The “Drug dependence” group scored significantly higher psychological distress levels in each of the BSI domains. The strongest differences were measured in the General Severity Index (GSI), hostility, and depression scales. Moroccan prison inmates have high psychological distress, and those with drug-dependence have even higher. There is a need of psychiatric assessment, selection, and care possibilities in prison inmate populations.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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