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    Psychiatric Hospital Beds and Prison Populations in South America Since 1990
    (American Medical Association, 2014) Adrian P. Mundt; Winnie S. Chow; Margarita Arduino; Hugo Barrionuevo; Rosemarie Fritsch; N. Girala; Alberto Minoletti; Flávia Mitkiewicz de Souza; Guillermo Rivera Arroyo; Maria Solange Guarino Tavares
    Since 1990, the numbers of psychiatric beds have substantially decreased in South America, while the sizes of the prison populations have increased against a background of strong economic growth. The changes appear to be associated because the numbers of beds decreased more extensively when and where the sizes of prison populations increased. These findings are consistent with and specify the assumption of an association between the numbers of psychiatric beds and the sizes of prison populations. More research is needed to understand the drivers of the capacities of psychiatric hospitals and prisons and to explore reasons for their association.