title: Changes in Psychological Health and Subjective Well-Being Among Incarcerated Individuals With Serious Mental Illness.
abstract: While improving the psychological health and well-being of individuals with serious mental illness can help reduce emotional distress and increase resilience, not enough is known about the well-being of incarcerated individuals with mental illness. Using the Schwartz Outcome Scale-10, the authors examined changes in subjective well-being and its association with other clinical symptoms and personality features in 43 mentally ill inmates in a large jail. All participants demonstrated significant improvement in general psychopathology and negative emotions. For well-being, however, different trajectories were associated with high versus low baseline ratings. Furthermore, those in the high well-being group were more likely to show features of aggression, dominance, hostility, mania, and more positive affect. These findings suggest that the level of well-being among inmates with serious mental illness may be an early indicator of personality features, clinical changes, and resilience, which is essential knowledge required when completing effective treatment planning.
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services, Buffalo, NY, USA coreylei@buffalo.edu.
authors.forename: Corey M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leidenfrost
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.affiliation: Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Schoelerman
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Evelyn
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coggins
authors.affiliation: Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services, Buffalo, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ranney
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel Justin
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA Erie County Forensic Mental Health Services, Buffalo, NY, USA New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antonius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D028642:Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological
keywords: correctional mental health; inmate resilience; psychological health; serious mental illness; subjective well-being