Browsing by Autor "Anne Aboaja"

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Mental health in prisons in Latin America: The effects of COVID-19
(SAGE Publishing, 2023) Andrew Forrester; Anne Aboaja; Lukas Beigel; Adrian P. Mundt; Guillermo Rivera Arroyo; Júlio Torales
Latin America is a vast region of the world. In 2022, it is estimated that nearly 620 million people live in 33 countries spanning almost 20 million km2 across North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean.1 These countries are united by their common historic cultural origins.2 It is estimated that Spanish is spoken by 400 million, and Portuguese by 200 million people in the region.2 Quechua is the most widely spoken indigenous language in the region, with around 8 million speakers; smaller numbers speak around 560 other indigenous languages such as Mayan, Guarani, and Nahuatl.2,3 The region was described as having a total gross domestic product (GDP) of almost 4.7 trillion US dollars in 2020, with substantial contributions from the four largest economies—Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile.4,5 However, Latin American countries are mainly considered developing nations.5
Mental health intervention research in Latin American correctional settings: A scoping review
(SAGE Publishing, 2023) Lukas Beigel; Andrew Forrester; Júlio Torales; Anne Aboaja; Guillermo Rivera Arroyo; Marcelo O’Higgins; Annette Opitz‐Welke; Adrian P. Mundt
Implementation and effectiveness research of mental health interventions in Latin American prisons is scarce. Addressing mental health, substance use and prosocial behavior outcomes should be considered in future research. There is a particular dearth of controlled trials describing quantifiable outcomes.
Mental health law in Bolivia
(Cambridge University Press, 2015) Anne Aboaja; Guillermo Rivera Arroyo; Liz Grant
Bolivia's mental health plan is not currently embedded in mental health legislation or a legal framework, though in 2014 legislative change was proposed that would begin to provide protection and support for the hospital admission, treatment and care of people with mental disorders in Bolivia. Properly resourced, regulated and rights-based mental health practice is still required. Mental healthcare in the primary care setting should be prioritised, and safeguards are needed for the autonomy of all patients, including all those in vulnerable and cared-for groups, including those in prisons.
Six nations: a clinical scenario comparison of systems for prisoners with psychosis in Australia, Bolivia and four European nations
(Cambridge University Press, 2022) Anne Aboaja; Prashant Pandurangi; Susana Almeida; Luca Castelletti; Guillermo Rivera Arroyo; Annette Opitz‐Welke; Justus Welke; Stephen Barlow
This paper compares across six nations the mental health systems available to prisoners with the highest acuity of psychosis and risk combined with the lowest level of insight into the need for treatment. Variations were observed within and between nations. Findings highlight the likely impact of factors such as mental health legislation and the prison mental health workforce on a nation's ability to deliver timely and effective treatment close to home for prisoners who lack capacity to consent to treatment for their severe mental illness. The potential benefits of addressing the resulting inequalities are noted.