SynthesisFrontiers in psychiatry2021
A Systematic Review of Reviews of Correctional Mental Health Services Using the STAIR Framework.
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- Effects of a Relapse Prevention Program on motivation, relapse, and stress management in correctional settings.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2026Article
- Improving early detection of mental disorders & emergencies in resource-limited prison systems: development of a structured screening and risk stratification instrument in Indonesia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of mental health symptoms of individuals in different detention settings: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Does the Implementation of a Model of Care Improve the Value for Money of Mental Health Services in Prisons?Criminal behaviour and mental health : CBMH · 2025Article
- The full spectrum of clinical stages of psychosis at prison entry: prevalence and concurrent validity of symptom screening.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2025Article
- Indifferent minds, broken system: a critical examination of mental health care provision for Spain's incarcerated population with serious mental illnesses.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Fear of COVID-19, Mental Health and Resilient Coping in Young Adult Male Inmates: A Portuguese Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Understanding the mental health needs of Scotland's prison population: a health needs assessment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRising demand for correctional mental health services (CMHS) in recent decades has been a global phenomenon. Despite increasing research, there are major gaps in understanding the best models for CMHS and how to measure their effectiveness, particularly studies that consider the overall care pathways and effectiveness of service responses. The STAIR (Screening, Triage, Assessment, Intervention, and Re-integration) model is an evidence-based framework that defines and measures CMHS as a clinical pathway with a series of measurable, and linked functions.
methodWe conducted a systematic review of the reviews of CMHS elements employing PRISMA guidelines, organized according to STAIR pillars. We assessed the quality of included studies using the AMSTAR-2 criteria. Narrative reviews were read and results synthesized.
resultsWe included 26 review articles of which 12 were systematic, metaanalyses, and 14 narrative reviews. Two systematic reviews and seven narrative reviews addressed screening and triage with strong evidence to support specific screening and triage systems. There was no evidence for standardised assessment approaches. Eight systematic reviews and seven narrative reviews addressed interventions providing some evidence to support specific psychosocial interventions. Three systematic reviews and six narrative reviews addressed reintegration themes finding relatively weak evidence to support reintegration methods, with interventions often being jurisdictionally specific and lacking generalizability.
conclusionsThe STAIR framework is a useful way to organize the extant literature. More research is needed on interventions, assessment systems, care pathway evaluations, and reintegration models.
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