Variables Associated with the Use of Coercive Measures on Psychiatric Patients in Spanish Penitentiary Centers

Table 1

Patients’ main characteristics.

	𝑛	%
Gender
(i) Men	181	86.6
(ii) Women	28	13.4
Age (years)
Mean ± SD	34.5±8.41
Nationality
(i) Spanish	188	90
(ii) Non-Spanish	21	10
Provenance
(i) Penal institution	101	48.3
(ii) Secure psychiatric hospital	108	51.7
Main diagnoses
(i) Dual pathology	80	38.3
(ii) Psychotic disorders	59	28.2
(iii) Substance-related disorders	16	7.6
(iv) Personality disorders	25	12
(v) Other psychiatric disorders	29	13.9
Marital status
(i) Married or with a partner	25	12
(ii) No partner	184	88
Previous custodial sentences served*
(i) Yes	162	79
(ii) No	43	21
Previously admitted to a secure psychiatric hospital*
(i) Yes	130	66
(ii) No	67	34
Previously admitted to a psychiatric hospital*
(i) Yes	131	65.5
(ii) No	69	34.5

∗The actual sample was smaller due to the nonresponse of patients’ or medical staff.