October 15, 2025Telangana Journal of PsychiatryOpen Access

Mental health behind bars: Psychiatric morbidity among female prisoners in Southern India

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The study finds 76.83% of female prisoners experience psychiatric morbidity.
Somatic concerns (54.87%) are the most reported symptoms, followed by depression (43.90%).
Psychotic symptoms were less common but still present in some prisoners, highlighting diverse mental health challenges.
Improvement in mental health support for female prisoners is urgently needed due to prevalent stigma and discrimination.

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Cross-sectional study identifies high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among female prisoners, suggesting critical need for mental health interventions.

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Siddiqui et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68ef858cc6a308ba063555c4 https://doi.org/10.4103/tjp.tjp_3_25

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Cross-sectional study identifies high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among female prisoners, suggesting critical need for mental health interventions.

Mental health behind bars: Psychiatric morbidity among female prisoners in Southern India

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