Psychiatric beds and prison populations in 17 Latin American countries between 1991 and 2017: rates, trends and an inverse relationship between the two indicators

Mathias SiebenförcherFrancesco Domenico FritzMatías IrarrázavalAndrés Benavides SalcedoCorinne DedikAna FresánAlejandro Herrera RamosJ. Nicolás Ivan Martínez-LópezCarla MolinaFany Alejandra Rivas Gomez2026-03-222026-03-22202010.1017/s003329172000269xhttps://doi.org/10.1017/s003329172000269xhttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/47429Citaciones: 20Important numbers of psychiatric beds have been removed in Latin America. Removals of psychiatric beds were related to increasing incarceration rates. Minimum numbers of psychiatric beds need to be defined and addressed in national policies.enLatin AmericansDemographyPrisonPopulationPer capitaDeveloping countryPrison populationGeographyMedicinePsychiatryPsychiatric beds and prison populations in 17 Latin American countries between 1991 and 2017: rates, trends and an inverse relationship between the two indicatorsarticle