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Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Prisoners.
Synthesis in Epidemiologic reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05026450 (Exploring the Psycho-traumatic Impact of a Violent Act Commited - Study Among Inmates of the Bordeaux-Gradignan Penitentiary Center), which is not on this map. Cited by 63 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Exploring the Psycho-traumatic Impact of a Violent Act Commited - Study Among Inmates of the Bordeaux-Gradignan Penitentiary Center
Who cites it
63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 233 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mental and physical health morbidity among people in prisons: an umbrella review.The Lancet. Public health · 2024Pooled it
- An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis: Mental Disorders Among Adolescents in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Severe mental illness and substance use disorders in prisoners in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence studies.The Lancet. Global health · 2019Pooled it
- PTSD in prison settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbid mental disorders and problematic behaviours.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Preliminary efficacy and mediators of interpersonal psychotherapy for reducing posttraumatic stress symptoms in an incarcerated population.Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research · 2020Trial
- Narrative exposure therapy for post-traumatic stress symptoms in women who are incarcerated: an open pilot study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- The Impact of a Brief Psycho-Education and Skills Intervention on Trauma Symptoms in a Prison Setting: Proof of Concept Using Group and Case Analysis.International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology · 2026Article
- Screening-positive attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms among incarcerated individuals in Paraguay: prevalence, psychological correlates, and criminological context.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Self-harm in prison: moving towards contextual understanding.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Somatic and psychiatric health burden of male and female older incarcerated adults in Switzerland: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- The VigilanS-Prison programme: a pilot study of a brief contact intervention for reducing suicidal behaviours in prisons (2021-2024).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of mental health symptoms of individuals in different detention settings: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Linkages between incarceration and health for older adults.Health & justice · 2025Review
- Psychiatric disorders and mental health care among incarcerated men: A prerelease cross-sectional study in France.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025Article
- Cognitive dysfunction-an under looked avenue to promote health in incarcerated elderly population through yoga.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Mental disorders in adults deprived of liberty in American countries: a scoping review.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in French Guiana: prevalence and risk factors in the general population.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Meeting the mental health needs of women in Irish prisons: A qualitative multi-stakeholder perspective to inform healthcare practice.PloS one · 2025Article
- Changes in the provision of psychiatric beds and incarceration in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from 1990 to 2022.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Identifying core mental health services required for adult justice-involved populations in Australia: a Delphi study.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2025Article
3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
People involved with criminal justice frequently are exposed to violence and traumatic experiences. This may lead to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); however, no review, to our knowledge, has synthetized findings in this setting. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate prevalence rates of PTSD in prison populations. Original studies in which prevalence rates of PTSD in unselected samples of incarcerated people were reported were systematically searched between 1980 and June 2017. Data were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis, and sources of heterogeneity for prespecified characteristics were assessed by meta-regression. We identified 56 samples comprising 21,099 imprisoned men and women from 20 countries. Point prevalence of PTSD ranged from 0.1% to 27% for male, and from 12% to 38% for female prisoner populations. The random-effects pooled point prevalence was 6.2% (95% confidence interval: 3.9, 9.0) in male prisoners and 21.1% (95% confidence interval: 16.9, 25.6) in female prisoners. The heterogeneity between the included studies was very high. Higher prevalence was reported in samples of female prisoners, smaller studies (n ≤ 200), and for investigations based in high-income countries. Existing evidence shows high levels of PTSD among imprisoned people, especially women. Psychosocial interventions to prevent violence, especially against children and women, and to mitigate its consequences in marginalized communities must be improved. Trauma-informed approaches for correctional programs and scalable PTSD treatments in prisons require further consideration.
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