San Quentin State Prison, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, San Quentin (Burton); Department of Psychiatry and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco (Burton, Hirschtritt); Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California (Morris); Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland (Hirschtritt).
Psychiatr Serv. 2021 Apr 1;72(4):458-460. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000476. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
Pandemics pose unique risks to people in correctional facilities. Among other vulnerabilities, incarcerated populations often have high rates of mental disorders and substance use disorders, which may increase risks for morbidity and mortality during a pandemic. California's San Quentin State Prison (SQSP) experienced multiple outbreaks during the 1918 influenza pandemic, and, a century later, the prison faces a new pandemic. This Open Forum describes the modification of mental health services in SQSP during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors explore the challenges of reducing risks of viral contagion while maintaining high-quality mental health care in a correctional setting.
大流行给管教设施中的人带来了独特的风险。除其他脆弱性外，被监禁人口往往有很高的精神障碍和物质使用障碍发病率，这可能会增加大流行期间发病率和死亡率的风险。加利福尼亚州的圣昆廷州立监狱 (SQSP) 在 1918 年流感大流行期间发生了多次疫情爆发，一个世纪后，该监狱又面临着新的大流行。本《论坛》描述了 COVID-19 大流行早期 SQSP 心理健康服务的调整。作者探讨了在监管环境中降低病毒传播风险的同时保持高质量心理健康护理的挑战。
