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     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Health Outcomes for Clients of Needle and Syringe Programs in Prisons.
Lazarus JV, Safreed-Harmon K, Hetherington KL,
et al
Epidemiol Rev
. 2018 Apr 12.
Abstract

Active Case Finding for Communicable Diseases in Prison Settings: Increasing Testing Coverage and Uptake Among the Prison Population in the European Union/European Economic Area.
Tavoschi L, Vroling H, Madeddu G, et a

Epidemiol Rev. 2018 Apr 1

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Overview of harm reduction in prisons in seven European countries
Sander G, Scandurra A, Kamenska A,  et al

Harm Reduct J
. 2016 Oct 7;13(1):2
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Psychiatric Hospital Bed Numbers and Prison Population Sizes in 26 European Countries: A Critical Reconsideration of the Penrose Hypothesis.
Blüml V, Waldhör T, Kapusta ND, Vyssoki B.
PLoS One. 2015 Nov 3;10(11):e0142163
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Insufficient access to harm reduction measures in prisons in 5 countries (PRIDE Europe): a shared European public health concern.
Michel L, Lions C, Van Malderen S, et al

BMC Public Health
.
2015 Oct 27;15(1):1093.
Paper

Expert Perspectives on Western European Prison Health Services: Do Ageing Prisoners Receive Equivalent Care?
Bretschneider W, Elger BS.

J Bioeth Inq
. 2014 Jun 26
Abstract

Protecting prisoners' autonomy with advance directives: ethical dilemmas and policy issues.
Andorno R, Shaw DM, Elger B.

Med Health Care Philos
. 2014 May 21.
Abstract

Liability of the police for the medical protection of persons in custody.
Moon A.
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Med Leg J
. 2013;81(Pt 2):64
Abstract

Prisoners right to healthcare, a European perspective.
Abbing HR.
Eur J Health Law. 2013 Mar;20(1):5-19.
Abstract

Prison structure, inmate mortality and suicide risk in Europe.
Rabe K.
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2012 Mar 22.
Abstract


Albania
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Prison health in transitional Albania.
Jaka D, Roshi E, Burazeri G.
Med Arh. 2014;68(3):188-90.
Abstract
 

Austria
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
Sexual Offender Recidivism Among a Population-Based Prison Sample.
Rettenberger M, Briken P, Turner D, Eher R.

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2014 Jan 6
Abstract

Belgium
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
The role of socioeconomic status in the relationship between detention and self-rated health among prison detainees in Belgium.
Hanssens LGM, Vyncke V, Steenberghs E, Willems SJT.
Health Soc Care Community. 2018 Feb 28
Abstract

Choosing When Choices Are Limited: The Role of Perceived Afforded Choice and Autonomy in Prisoners' Well-Being.
van der Kaap-Deeder J, Audenaert E,
Law Hum Behav. 2017 Aug 3
Abstract

Factors related to the quality of life of older prisoners.
De Smet S, De Donder L, Ryan D, et al

Qual Life Res
. 2017 Feb 16
Abstract

Critical incidents and judicial response during medium security treatment.
Jeandarme I, Wittouck C, Vander Laenen F, et al  
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2017 Jan 25.
Abstract

Abolition of the internment of convicted prisoners in Belgium: clinical implications.
Jeandarme I, Pouls C, Hanoulle K, Oei TI, Bogaerts S.
Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2016;58(8):574-82.
Abstract

Treatment and Control: A Qualitative Study of Older Mentally Ill Offenders' Perceptions on Their Detention and Care Trajectory.
De Smet S, Van Hecke N, Verté D, et al

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
.
2014 Feb 7.
Abstract

An assessment of personality disorders with the Five-Factor Model among Belgian inmates.
Thiry B.
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2012 May 4.
Abstract


Bosnia and Herzegovina
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Intravenous drugs abuse as the main risk factor of increasing hepatitis C infection prevalence in prisoners in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Hodžić H, Bajramović A, Obradović Z, Mahmić-Kaknjo M.

Med Glas (Zenica)
. 2017 Feb 1;14(1):73-78.
Paper

Risk behaviour of prison inmates in relation to HIV/STI.
Ravlija J, Vasilj I, Marijanović I, Vasilj M.
Psychiatr Danub. 2014 Dec;26 Suppl 2:395-401.
Abstract

 

Croatia
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Viral hepatitis B, C and HIV infection in Croatian prisons.
Burek V, Horvat J, Butorac K, Mikulić R.

Epidemiol Infect
. 2010 Mar 5:1-11.

Abstract
 

Denmark
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Drugs and discretionary power in prisons: The officer's perspective.
Kolind T.

Int J Drug Policy
. 2015 Apr 25.
Abstract

Acute drug-related mortality of people recently released from prisons.
Møller LF, Matic S, van den Bergh BJ,
et al
Public Health
. 2010 Sep 30.
Abstract
 

The potential of practical checklists in successful health policy review and implementation.
van den Bergh BJ, Gatherer A.

Public Health
. 2010 Sep 30.
Abstract

Drug treatment or alleviating the negative consequences of imprisonment? A critical view of prison-based drug treatment in Denmark.
Kolind T, Frank VA, Dahl H.
Int J Drug Policy. 2
010 Jan;21(1):43-8.
Abstract

Mental health in prisons: great difficulties but are there opportunities?
Fraser A, Gatherer A, Hayton P.

Public Health
. 2009 Jun 4.
Abstract

Screening for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and co-morbid mental disorders among prison inmates.
Einarsson E, Sigurdsson JF, Gudjonsson GH, et al
 
Nord J Psychiatry
. 2009 Feb 26:1-7
Abstract
 

Comparison of sexual murderers in forensic psychiatric hospitals and in prison
Ujeyl M, Habermann N, Briken P, Berner W, Hill A.
Nervenarzt. 2007 Dec 21
Abstract
 
Mental Health in Prison Populations. A review - with special emphasis on a study of Danish prisoners on remand.
Andersen HS.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2004 Nov;110(S424):5-59.
Abstract

Prevalence of mental disorders among 15-17-year-old male adolescent remand prisoners in Denmark.
Gosden NP, Kramp P, Gabrielsen G, Sestoft D.
Acta Psychiatr Scand 2003 Feb;107(2):102-10
Abstract
 
     
  Prevalence and incidence of bloodborne viral infections among Danish prisoners.
Christensen PB, Krarup HB, Niesters HG,et al.
Eur J Epidemiol 2000;16(11):1043-1049
Abstract
 

Estonia
           

          Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

  Some results in HIV/AIDS education in prison
M Taar, V Ojastu, L Kikas

(15IAC)
Abstract   

Finland
 

Prison Health Challenges

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Psychopathic traits in a representative sample of Finnish male prisoners.
Jüriloo A, Lauerma H, Holmalahti T,
 et al
Nord J Psychiatry
. 2014 Feb;68(2):117-22.
Abstract

Neurocognitive disorders in sentenced male offenders: Implications for rehabilitation.
Tuominen T, Korhonen T, Hämäläinen H, et al

Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2013 Aug 21
Abstract

Participation in opioid substitution treatment reduces the rate of criminal convictions: Evidence from a community study.
Vorma H, Sokero P, Aaltonen M, et al
Addict Behav
. 2013 Mar 22;38(7):2313-2316
Abstract


Germany
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
High variability of TB, HIV, hepatitis C treatment and opioid substitution therapy among prisoners in Germany.
Müller J, Schmidt D, Kollan C, et al
BMC Public Health. 2017 Oct 25;17(1):843.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Male suicide rates in German prisons and the role of citizenship.
Radeloff D, Lempp T, Kettner M,  et al

 PLoS One
. 2017 Jun 7;12(6):e0178959.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
In your face: the biased judgment of fear-anger expressions in violent offenders.
Wegrzyn M, Westphal S, Kissler J. 

BMC Psychol
. 2017 May 12;5(1):16
Paper

Factors Predicting Desistance From Reoffending: A Validation Study of the SAPROF in Sexual Offenders.
Yoon D, Turner D, Klein V, et al

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2016 Aug 16.
Abstract

Elderly arrested people in correctional facilities : Challenge for health care.
Meyer L
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2015 Apr 30
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Impact of incarceration in Nazi concentration camps on multimorbidity of former prisoners.
Jablonski RK, Leszek J, Rosińczuk J,. et al
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2015 Mar 11;11:669-74
Paper

Effectiveness of aftercare treatment after release from prison : A first evaluation of the forensic therapeutic outpatient clinic for serious violent and sexual offenders in Berlin.
Sauter J, Voss T, Dahle KP
Nervenarzt. 2014 Dec 6.
Abstract

The interrelation between victimization and bullying inside young offender institutions.
Häufle J, Wolter D.

Aggress Behav
.
2014 Jun 26
.
Abstract

The hospital at Hillersleben Germany, April 1945 .
Weisskopf V.
Harefuah. 2014 Mar-Apr;153(3-4):215-8, 236, 235.
Abstract

Psychopathy, intelligence, and impulsivity in German violent offenders.
de Tribolet-Hardy F, Vohs K, Mokros A, Habermeyer E.
I
nt J Law Psychiatry
. 2013 Nov 29.
Abstract

Prison suicides in Germany from 2000 to 2011.
Opitz-Welke A, Bennefeld-Kersten K,  et al

Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2013 Jul 11.
Abstract

Prisons and release of elderly prisoners.
Kammerer K, Spohr J.
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 2013 Mar 14
Abstract

Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among the Prison Population in Hamburg, Germany.
Zurhold H, Verthein U, Kalke J.
J Gambl Stud. 2013 Jan 20.
Abstract

Inpatient treatment in the psychiatric department of a German prison hospital.
Opitz-Welke A, Konrad N.
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2012 Mar 30
Abstract

Relationships and sexuality of imprisoned men in the German penal system-a survey of inmates
in a Berlin prison.

Barth T.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 15.
Abstract

Aggressive behavior and measurement of psychopathy in female inmates of German prisons - A preliminary study.
Lehmann A, Ittel A.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 14.
Abstract

Dynamic Risk Assessment in Sexual Offenders Using STABLE-2000 and the STABLE-2007: An Investigation of Predictive and Incremental Validity.
Eher R, Matthes A, Schilling F,   et al
Sex Abuse
. 2011 May 2.

Abstract

Violent offenders with or without antisocial personality disorder : A comparison.
de Tribolet-Hardy F, Vohs K, et al
Nervenarzt
. 2011 Jan;82(1):43-49.
Abstract

Health-Related Quality of Life and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Political Prisoners of the Former GDR.
Weißflog G, Klinitzke G, Hinz A.

Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol
.
2010 Jun 16
Abstract

Gender constructions of male sex offenders in Germany: narrative analysis from group psychotherapy.
Moertl K, Buchholz MB, Lamott F.

Arch Sex Behav
. 2010 Feb;39(1):203-12.

Abstract

 

Greece
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
COPD characteristics and socioeconomic burden in Hellenic correctional institutions.
Bania EG, Daniil Z, Hatzoglou C,  et al
Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Feb 12;11:341-9.
Paper

Does history of childhood maltreatment make a difference in prison? A hierarchical approach on early family events and personality traits.
Sergentanis TN, Sakelliadis EI, Vlachodimitropoulos D, et al
Psychiatry Res. 2014 Nov 1;220(3):1064-1070.
Abstract

FULL-TEXTARTICLE
An assessment of health related quality of life in a male prison population in Greece associations with health related characteristics and characteristics of detention.
Togas C, Raikou M, Niakas D.
Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:274804.
Paper

Forensic investigation of suicide cases in major Greek correctional facilities.
Sakelliadis EI, Vlachodimitropoulos DG, Goutas ND,  et al
J Forensic Leg Med. 2013 Nov;20(8):953-8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Prisoners and cigarettes or 'imprisoned in cigarettes'? What helps prisoners quit smoking?
Makris E, Gourgoulianis KI, Hatzoglou C.
BMC Public Health
. 2012 Jul 7;12(1):508.
Paper

Self-injurious behavior among Greek male prisoners: Prevalence and risk factors.
Sakelliadis EI, Papadodima SA, Sergentanis TN,
et al  
Eur Psychiatry
. 2009 Nov 17.
Abstract

Social and mental health profiles of young male offenders in detention in Greece.
Maniadaki K, Kakouros E.Crim

Behav Ment Health.
2008 Sep 19;18(4):207-215.
Abstract
 

Prevalence of mental disorders and deliberate self-harm in Greek male prisoners.
Fotiadou M, Livaditis M, Manou I
,  
Int J Law Psychiatry.
2006 Jan-Feb;29(1):68-73
Abstract
 
Developing prison telemedicine systems: the Greek experience.
Anogianakis G, Ilonidis G, Milliaras S, et al
J Telemed Telecare. 2003;9 Suppl 2:S4-7.
Abstract

Prevalence patterns and genotypes of GB virus C/hepatitis G virus  among imprisoned intravenous drug users.
Anastassopoulou CG, Paraskevis D, Sypsa V, et al.
J Med Virol 1998 Nov;56(3):246-52
Abstract


Hungary
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A study of the connection between gambling and crime in Hungarian prisons.
Tessényi J, Kovács P.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2016 May 2.
Abstract

Hungarian "Jailhouse Rock": Incidence and Morbidity of Vaseline Self-Injection of the Penis.
Rosecker A, Bordás N, Pajor L, Bajory Z.
J Sex Med
. 2012 Aug 23.
Abstract

Prevalence and Correlates of HCV, HVB, and HIV Infection among Prison Inmates and Staff, Hungary.
Tresó B, Barcsay E, Tarján A, et al
J Urban Health. 2011 Dec 6.
Abstract

How theory is put into practice: the analysis of in-treatment drug users under "treatment alternative to prison" in an outpatient centre in Budapest.
Rácz J, Melles K, Márványkövi F, Lencse M. 
Orv Hetil. 2008 Mar 1;149(13):601-607.
Abstract
 

Our social dilemma: prison or asylum? Is the Penrose thesis valid for Hungary at the turn of the millennium?
Kalapos MP.

Orv Hetil. 2
007 Oct 7;148(40):1895-8.
Abstract

HIV risk behavior history of prison inmates in Hungary.
Gyarmathy VA, Neaigus A, Szamado S.

AIDS Educ Prev
. 2003 Dec;15(6):561-9
Abstract


Ireland
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Point-of-care testing for HIV in an Irish prison setting: results from three major Irish prisons.
Bannan CL, Lynch PA, Conroy EP, et al
Int J STD AIDS. 2015 Sep 16.
Abstract

"Identifying and Describing Emotions": Measuring the Effectiveness of a Brief, Alexithymia-Specific, Intervention for a Sex Offender Population.
Byrne G, Bogue J, Egan R, Lonergan E.
Sex Abuse. 2014 Nov 23.
 
Abstract

Summary of: Dental triage Hydebank Wood Prison and Young Offenders Centre, Belfast.
Cunningham C.

Br Dent J
. 2014 May 9;216(9):524-5.
Abstract

Medical officers, bodies, gender and weight fluctuation in irish convict prisons, 1877-95.
Breathnach C.
Med Hist. 2014 Jan;58(1):67-86.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Implementing a court diversion and liaison scheme in a remand prison by systematic screening of new receptions: a 6 year participatory action research study of 20,084 consecutive male remands.

McInerney C, Davoren M, Flynn G, et al
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2013 Jun 25;7(1):18
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Reducing the use of seclusion for mental disorder in a prison: implementing a high support unit in a prison using participant action research.
Giblin Y, Kelly A, Kelly E, et al
Int J Ment Health Syst. 2012 Apr 9;6(1):2
Paper

Factors Influencing Perceived Effectiveness in Dealing with Self-harming Patients in a Sample of Emergency Department Staff.
Egan R, Sarma KM, O'Neill M.
J Emerg Med. 2012 Apr 9.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
The DUNDRUM-1 structured professional judgment for triage to appropriate levels of therapeutic security:
retrospective-cohort validation study
.
Flynn G, O'Neill C, McInerney C, Kennedy HG.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2011 Mar 16;11(1):43.
Paper


Italy
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Narratives of Transgender People Detained in Prison: The Role Played by the Utterances "Not" (as a Feeling of Hetero- and Auto-rejection) and "Exist" (as a Feeling of Hetero- and Auto-acceptance) for the Construction of a Discursive Self. A Suggestion of Goals and Strategies for Psychological Counseling.
Hochdorn A, Faleiros VP, Valerio P, Vitelli R.
 Front Psychol. 2018 Jan 17;8:2367.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prevalence of overweight and obesity in an Italian Prison and relation with average term of detention: a pilot study
Rocca D.
 
Ann Ig
. 2018 Jan-Feb;20(1):51-56.

Paper

Old and dangerous: Prison and dementia.
Cipriani G, Danti S, Carlesi C, Di Fiorino M
.
J Forensic Leg Med
. 2017 Jul 5;
Abstract

Blood-borne viral co-infections among human immunodeficiency virus-infected inmates.
Pontali E, Bobbio N, Zaccardi M, Urciuoli R
.
Int J Prison Health
.
2016 Jun 13;12(2):88-97
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis outbreak in an Italian prison: tolerance of pyrazinamide plus levofloxacin prophylaxis and serial interferon gamma release assays.
Bedini A, Garlassi E, Stentarelli C,
New Microbes New Infect. 2016 Apr 7;12:45-51
Paper

Ethical issues of prison nursing: A qualitative study in Northern Italy.
Sasso L, Delogu B, Carrozzino R, Aleo G, Bagnasco A.
Nurs Ethics. 2016 Apr 12.
Abstract

Predictors for Self-Directed Aggression in Italian Prisoners include Externalizing Behaviors, Childhood Trauma and the Serotonin Transporter Gene Polymorphism 5-HTTLPR.
Gorodetsky E, Carli V, Sarchiapone M, et al
Genes Brain Behav. 2016 Apr 7
Abstract

Dissociative Experiences and Psychopathology Among Inmates in Italian and Portuguese Prisons.
Zavattini GC, Garofalo C, Velotti P,  
et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Crimino
l
. 2015 Nov 18.
Abstract

Psychiatric needs of male prison inmates in Italy.
Piselli M, Attademo L, Garinella R,  et al
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 14
Abstract

Mental disorders in Italian prisoners: Results of the REDiMe study.
Macciò A, Meloni FR, Sisti D, et al
Psychiatry Res. 2014 Dec 6. pii: S0165-1781(14)00946-9.
Abstract

Participation in a 9-month selected physical exercise programme enhances psychological well-being in a prison population
Battaglia C, di Cagno A, Fiorilli G, et al

Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2014 Aug 8
Abstract

Mental Health Care in Prisons and the Issue of Forensic Hospitals in Italy.
Peloso PF, D'Alema M, Fioritti A.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2014 May 12
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF CPMMENTARY
Detention and incompatibility of HIV patients in Italy. Commentary.
Dell'isola S, Caturelli E, Ialungo A, et al

 Ann Ist Super Sanita
. 2013;49(4):332-3

Commentary

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE
Prevalence and epidemiological correlates and treatment outcome of HCV infection in an Italian prison setting.
Brandolini M, Novati S, De Silvestri A. et al

BMC Public Health
. 2013 Oct 20;13(1):981
Paper

Forensic psychiatric units in Italy from the 1960s to the present.
De Vito CG.
I
nt J Law Psychiatry. 2013 Oct 11.
Abstract

Blood born viral infections, sexually transmitted diseases and latent tuberculosis in Italian prisons: a preliminary report of a large multicenter study.
Sagnelli E, Starnini G, Sagnelli C,  et al
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2012 Dec;16(15):2142-6.
Abstract

The health conditions of prison inmates in Tuscany.
Voller F, Silvestri C, Orsini C, et al
Epidemiol Prev. 2011 Sep-Dec;35(5-6):297-306.
Abstract

Two Cases of Acute Propane/Butane Poisoning in Prison.
Rossi R, Suadoni F, Pieroni L, et al 
J Forensic Sci
. 2011 Dec 8.
Abstract

The health conditions of prison inmates in Tuscany
Voller F, Silvestri C, Orsini C,
Epidemiol Prev. 2011 Sep;35(5-6):297-306.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Self-reported health status and access to health services in a sample of prisoners in Italy.
Nobile CG, Flotta D, Nicotera G,et al
BMC Public Health
. 2011 Jul 4;11(1):529.
Paper

The Health of Italian Prison Inmates Today: A Critical Approach.
Esposito M.
 
J Correct Health Care
. 2010 May 12.
Abstract

 


Kosovo
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Prevalence of the hospitalisation of mentally ill offenders in the Forensic Unit of the Clinic of Psychiatry in Pristina over a three-year period and long-term strategy implications for the management of the Forensic Mental Health System Service.
Ibishi NF, Musliu NR, Hundozi Z, Citaku K.

Med Sci Law
. 2014 Apr 30.
Abstract
 

Lithuania
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The prevalence of psychotropic substance use and its influencing factors in lithuanian penitentiaries.
Narkauskaite L, Juozulynas A, Mackiewicz Z, et al
 

Med Sci Monit.
2007 Feb 26;13(3):CR131-135
Abstract

Narcotic abuse and HIV infection in prisons
Caplinskiene I, Caplinskas S, Griskevicius A.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2003;39(8):797-803
A
bstract
 


Luxembourg
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Access to Treatment of Hepatitis C in Prison Inmates.
Strock P, Mossong J, Hawotte K, Arendt V. 

Dig Dis Sci.
2008 Aug 29.

Abstract
 

The Netherlands
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 

Suicidal behaviour among prisoners: prevalence and association with psychological distress in Flemish prisons
Favril L, Vander Laenen F, Audenaert K. 
Tijdschr Psychiatr. 2017;59(4):203-211.

Abstract

Differences in executive functioning between violent and non-violent offenders
Meijers J, Harte JM, Meynen G, Cuijpers P. 

Psychol Med
. 2017 Feb 8:
Abstract

Treatment Readiness as a Determinant of Treatment Participation in a Prison-Based Rehabilitation Program: An Exploratory Study
Bosma AQ, Kunst MJ, Dirkzwager AJ, Nieuwbeerta P.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 Sep 23.
Abstract

A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of High-Intensity Inpatient Sex Offender Treatment in the Netherlands.
Smid WJ, Kamphuis JH, Wever EC, Van Beek DJ.

Sex Abuse
. 2014 May 26.
Abstract

Procedural Justice in Prison: The Importance of Staff Characteristics.
Beijersbergen KA, Dirkzwager AJ, Molleman T,  et al

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
. 2013 Dec 12
Abstract

Screening for mental illness among persons in Amsterdam police custody.
Dorn T, Ceelen M, Buster M, Das K.

Psychiatr Serv
. 2013 Oct 1;64(10):1047-50
Abstract

Procedural justice and prisoners' mental health problems: A longitudinal study.
Beijersbergen KA, Dirkzwager AJ, Eichelsheim VI,  et al
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2013 Sep 5.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Unfair offers, unfair offenders? Fairness considerations in incarcerated individuals with and without psychopathy.
Radke S, Brazil IA, Scheper I, , et al

Front Hum Neurosci
. 2013 Jul 26;
Paper

Intracolleague Aggression in a Group of Dutch Prison Workers: Negative Affectivity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Bogaerts S, van der Laan AM.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 May 3.
 
Abstract

Group Climate and Empathy in a Sample of Incarcerated Boys.
van der Helm GH, Stams GJ, van der Stel JC, et al
Int J
Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Sep 9
Abstract

Many mental disorders among prisoners in regular prison departments; many prisoners themselves want help
Bulten E, Nijman H. 
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2009;153.
Abstract

 

Norway
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

Improving collaboration between professionals supporting mentally ill offenders.
Hean S, Ødegård A, Willumsen E.

 Int J Prison Health
.
2017 Jun 12;13(2):91-104
Abstract

Long-term risk factors for substance-induced and primary psychosis after release from prison. A longitudinal study of substance users.
Rognli EB, Berge J, Håkansson A, Bramness JG.

Schizophr Res
. 2015 Sep 8.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The paradox of control: An ethnographic analysis of opiate maintenance treatment in a Norwegian prison.
Mjåland K.

Int J Drug Policy
. 2015 May 4.
Paper

Health promotion and prison settings.
Santora L, Arild Espnes G, Lillefjell M.
Int J Prison Health. 2014 Mar 12;10(1):27-37.
Abstract

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder among inmates in Bergen Prison.
Stokkeland L, Fasmer OB, Waage L, Hansen AL.
Scand J Psychol. 2014 May 12.
Abstract

Psychological distress and perceived health in inmates in Norwegian prisons.
Iversen VC, Sam DL, Helvik AS.

Scand J Public Healt
h
. 2013 Oct 2.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Depression, anxiety and history of substance abuse among Norwegian inmates in preventive detention: Reasons to worry?
Vaeroy H  
BMC Psychiatry. 2011 Mar 10;11(1):40
Paper

The usefulness of assessing suggestibility and compliance in prisoners with unidentified intellectual disabilities.
Søndenaa E, Rasmussen K, Palmstierna T, Nøttestad JA.
 
Scand J Psychol
. 2010 Mar 19
Abstract

Socio-economic status and health in a marginalized group: the role of subjective social status among prison inmates.
Friestad C.

Eur J Public Health
. 2010 Jan 31
Abstract


Poland
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
The Sense of Quality of Life and Religious Strategies of Coping with Stress in Prison Inmates.
Talik E, Skowroński B.

J Relig Health
. 2017 Jul 26
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Burnout in officers of the prison service units. The role of personality and selected professional characteristics.
Sygit-Kowalkowska E, Weber-Rajek M, et al;
M
ed Pr
. 2017 Feb 28;68(1):85-94
Paper

Child abuse and neglect profiles and their psychosocial consequences in a large sample of incarcerated males.
Debowska A, Boduszek D. 
Child Abuse Negl. 2016 Dec 15
Abstract

Anxiety and styles of coping with occupational stress resulting from work with 'dangerous' prisoners in prison service officers.
Tsirigotis K, Gruszczyński W, Pęczkowski S.

Acta Neuropsychiatr
. 2015 May 29:1-10
Abstract

Tuberculosis among the homeless and inmates kept in custody and in penitentiary institutions in the Silesia region.
Pendzich J, Maksymowicz-Mazur W, et al
Pneumonol Alergol Pol. 2015;83(1):23-9
Abstract

FULL-TEXT  ARTICLE

Distribution of HCV genotypes in the populations of inmates in Polish prison potulice and patients hospitalised in Bydgoszcz.
Tyczyno M, Halota W, Nowak W, Pawlowska M.
Hepat Mon. 2014 May 3;
Paper

Preliminary report from a prison survey: Should prisoners be considered as organ donors?
Durczyński A, Pietrzak M, Strzelczyk
J. Ann Transplant. 2013 Nov 8;18:604-8
Abstract

Social intelligence and adequate self-expression in patients with orbitofrontal cortex injury and in the criminals.
Pąchalska M, Ledwoch B, Moskała M,  et al
Med Sci Monit. 2012 Jun 1;18(6):CR367-373.
Abstract

Molecular analysis of strains from tuberculosis patients in Polish prisons in 2004-2008. Initial analysis of the project.
Brzezińska S, Zabost A, Kozińska M, et al
Pneumonol Alergol Pol
. 2012;80(3):209-213
Abstract

Development and validation of a Measure of Criminal Social Identity within a sample of Polish recidivistic prisoners.
Boduszek D, Adamson G, Shevlin M, Hyland P.
Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2012 Mar 29.
Abstract

Self-aggressive behavior in prisons.
Tokarski Z, Florkowski A, Talarowska M, et al
Pol Merkur Lekarski
. 2011 Dec;31

Abstract


Portugal
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Higher Autistic Traits Among Criminals, But No Link to Psychopathy: Findngs from a High-Security Prison in Portugal.
Loureiro D, Machado A, Silva T, .  
J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Apr 12.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A longitudinal study of mental health symptoms in young prisoners: exploring the influence of personal factors and the correctional climate.
Gonçalves LC, Endrass J, Rossegger A, Dirkzwager AJ.

BMC Psychiatry
. 2016 Apr 6;16(1):91.
Paper

Health Conditions Prior to Imprisonment and the Impact of Prison on Health: Views of Detained Women.
Alves J, Maia Â, Teixeira F.

Qual Health Res
. 2015 Dec 1.
Abstract

Dissociative Experiences and Psychopathology Among Inmates in Italian and Portuguese Prisons.
Zavattini GC, Garofalo C, Velotti P,  
et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Crimino
l
. 2015 Nov 18.
Abstract

Using signal detection theory in the analysis of emotional sensitivity of male recidivist offenders.
Barbosa F, Almeida PR, Ferreira-Santos F, Marques-Teixeira J.
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2015 Mar 10.
Abstract

FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
CANFOR Portuguese version: validation study.
Talina M, Thomas S, Cardoso A, et al  
BMC Psychiatry. 2013 May 30;13(1):157

Paper

History of adversity, health and psychopathology among prisoners: comparison between men and women
Alves J, Dutra A, Maia A.
Cien Saude Colet. 2013 Mar;18(3):701-9.
Abstract

When doctors come to prison - a pilot project for better HIV care in correctional facilities.
Vaz Pinto I, Santos C, Soares C, Vera J.
J Int AIDS Soc
. 2012 Nov 11;15(6):18367.
Abstract


Romania
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Death Anxiety and Pain Catastrophizing Among Male Inmates With Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Behavior: A Comparative Study.
Enea V, Dafinoiu I, Bogdan G, Matei C.

Am J Mens Health
. 2015 Jul 17.
Abstract
 

Serbia
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Ethical and Legal Consideration of Prisoner's Hunger Strike in Serbia*
Alempijevic D, Pavlekic S, Jecmenica D,  et al
J Forensic Sci
. 2011 Jan 25.

Abstract
 

Slovakia   
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Pilot study of risk behaviour, voluntary HIV counselling and HIV antibody testing from saliva among inmates of prisons in Slovakia.
Stanekova D, Ondrejka D, Habekova M, et al.
Cent Eur J Public Health 2001 May;9(2):87-90
Abstract
 

Spain
 

General Reports
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Beyond the Walls: The Social Reintegration of Prisoners Through the Dialogic Reading of Classic Universal Literature in Prison.
Alvarez P, García-Carrión R, Puigvert L, et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Oct 4
Abstract

Epidemiology/Disease Seroprevalence/Incidence Studies  

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Mental disorder prevalence and associated risk factors in three prisons of Spain.
Zabala-Baños MC, Segura A, Maestre-Miquel C, et al

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2016 Jun;18(1):13-23.
Paper

Study of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a Spanish prison
Martínez-Vicente JR, Baile JI, González-Calderón MJ.

Nutr Hosp
. 2014 Dec 1;30(6):1237-9. 
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE IN SPANISH
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in prisons: the need to adapt to changing realities
Orcau A, Caylà JA.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2014 Oct;16(2):26-8
Paper

Multi-centre study of the prevalence of infection from HIV and associated factors in Spanish prisons
Marco A, Saiz de la Hoya P, García-Guerrero J; Grupo PREVALHEP
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Jun;14(1):19-27
Abstract

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection amongst immigrants entering prison
Solé N, Marco A, Escribano M,  et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2012 Jun;14(1):12-8.

Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection in inmates recently incarcerated in a men's prison in Barcelona.
Marco A, Solé N, Orcau A, et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
. 2012 Jan;
Abstract

Prison Health Challenges

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Clinician ratings of the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality (CAPP) in a representative sample of Spanish prison inmates: New validity evidence.
Flórez G, Ferrer V, García LS, et al
PLoS One. 2018 Apr 12;13(4):e0195483
Paper

Association between Violent Crime and Psychosis in Men Serving Prison Terms.
Saavedra J, López M, Trigo ME.
Span J Psychol. 2017 Jun 27;20:E30.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Diabetes in prisons: improving its management.
Menéndez Torre E.  
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2017 Jun;19(1):1

Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prison nursing: legal framework and care reality.
Carrasco-Baún H.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2017 Jun;19(1):3-12.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICL
I
mpact on the psychotic vulnerability of the therapeutic approachin the Prison Psychiatric Hospital in Seville (Spain).
Massé-García P, Lamas-Bosque FJ, Massé-Palomo A.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2017 Jun;19(1):13-18.
Paper

Prevalence and correlates of in-prison substance use among incarcerated women in Spain.
Sánchez FC, Fearn N, Vaughn MG.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2017 Feb 6:1-19.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE

Study of prvalence of Personality Disorders in inmate men sample with Substance Use Disorders using of PDQ-4+ Self-Report.
Calvo N, Nasillo V, Ferrer M, Valero S, et al
A
ctas Esp Psiquiatr
. 2016 Sep;44(5):178-82
Paper

LETTER
Reply. Residency training in Fontcalent Prison Psychiatric Hospital.
Arnau Peiró F.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2016 Jun
Latter

LETTER
Residency training in Fontcalent Prison Psychiatric Hospital.
Fructuoso Castellar A.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2016 Jun;18(1):34.
Latter

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Intellectual disability and the prison setting.
Tort V, Dueñas R, Vicens E,  et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2016 Jun;18(1):25-32. d
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Cardiovascular health education intervention in the Prison of Soria.
Martínez-Delgado MM, Ramírez-López C.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2016 Jun;18(1):5-11.
Paper

LETTER
Residency training in Fontcalent Prison Psychiatric Hospital.
Fructuoso Castellar A.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2016 Jun;18(1):34
Commentary

Psychometric prediction of penitentiary recidivism.
Medina García PM, Baños Rivera RM
.
Psicothema
. 2016 May;28(2):194-200.
Abstract

Exposure to physical and sexual violence prior to imprisonment predicts mental health and substance use treatments in prison populations.
Sánchez FC, Luna A, Mundt A.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2016 May 20;42:56-62.
Abstract

Group Violence and Migration Experience among Latin American Youths in Justice Enforcement Centers (Madrid, Spain).
Martínez García JM, Martín López MJ.
Span J Psychol. 2015 Oct 30;18:E85.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Professional deontology and medical practice in prisons.
García-Guerrero J, Vera-Remartínez EJ.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2015 Oct;17(2):47-52.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Chronicity and primary care: the role of prison health
Morral-Parente R.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2015 Oct;17(2):61-4
Paper

Episodes of voluntary total fasting (hunger strike) in Spanish prisons: A descriptive analysis.
García-Guerrero J, Vera-Remartínez EJ; Hunger Strike in Prison Study Group.

J Forensic Leg Med
. 2015 Aug;34:182-6.
Abstract

Implications of psychoactive substances on the health of men deprived of liberty.
Caravaca-Sánchez F, Sánchez-Alcaraz Martínez C,  et al

Gac Sanit
. 2015 Feb 5.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE IN SPANISH
A descriptive study of substance abuse and mental health disorders in intimate partner violence abusers in prison
Chérrez-Bermejo C, Alás-Brun R.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2014 Oct;16(2):29-37.
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE IN SPANISH
Prevalence of chronic diseases and risk factors among the Spanish prison population].
Vera-Remartínez EJ, Borraz-Fernández JR, Domínguez-Zamorano JA, et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2014 Oct;16(2):38-47
Paper

Multicenter study on the discontinuation and efficacy of chronic hepatitis C treatment in the Spanish penitentiary population (EPIBAND study).
Juan JD, de la Hoya PS, Marco A,  et al

Eur J Gastroenterol
Hepatol
. 2014 Jul 29.
Abstract

Standardisation of nursing care amongst patients in prison
Martínez-Delgado MM.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2014 Jun;16(1):11-9
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Study of coercive measures in prisons and secure psychiatric hospitals: the views of inmates and caregivers.
Runte-Geidel A, Girela E, López A, et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2014 Jun;16(1):3-10.
Paper

Dual Diagnosis in Prisoners: Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse as Predictors in Men and Women.
Villagrá P, Fernández P, García-Vega E, González-Menéndez A.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Nov 27.

A
bstract

Late Diagnosis of HIV Infection among Prisoners.
Marco Mouriño A, Gallego Castellví C, et al
AIDS Rev. 2013 Jul-Sep;15(3):146-51.
Abstract

Association between traumatic experiences and psychosis among incarcerated men.
Saavedra J, Alvarez ML.
J
 Nerv Ment Dis
. 2013 Sep;201(9):773-9.

Abstract

Internationalisation of the Spanish journal of prison health: from medline to web of science
Ruiz-Pérez R, Delgado López-Cózar E.

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2013 Oct;15(2):39-43
.
Abstract

Hookworm as cause of iron deficiency anemia in the prison population
Rodríguez-Guardado A, Pozo E, Fernandez-García R, et al

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2013 Oct;15(2):63-5.
Abstract

Participatory design Guide for Mental Health Promotion in prisons
Bustamante Navarro R, Paredes-Carbonell JJ, Aviñó Juan-Ulpiano D, et al

Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2013 Oct;15(2):44-53
Abstract

The progression of liver fibrosis in prison inmates co-infected by HIV and HCV who started on boosted protease inhibitor therapy.
Saiz de la Hoya Zamácola P, Alía Alía C, et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2013 Oct;15(2):54-62.
Abstract

Hunger striking in prisons: ethics and the ethical and legal aspects
García-Guerrero J.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2013 Jun;15(1):8-15
Abstract

International visibility and impact of the Spanish research on prison health (2002-2011)
Ruíz-Pérez R, Robinson-García N.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2013 Jun;15(1):23-34
Abstract

An analysis of adherence to the «Recommendations for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus-infected adults» in a penitentiary in Barcelona.
Marco A, Gallego C, Blanco XR,  et al
Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin. 2013 Jan 23.
Abstract

Reincarceration of drug-dependent prisoners released into a therapeutic community, according to pretreatment variables.
Ramos Barbero V, Carcedo González RJ.
Adicciones
. 2012;24(4):329-37.
Abstract

Changes in the use of hospital resources from prison: a 16 year study.
García-Guerrero J, Vera-Remartínez EJ, Planelles-Ramos MV
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Oct;14(2):11
Abstract

Diagnosis and treatment of bladder schistosomiasis from penitentiary primary care: case report
Bedoya Del Campillo A, Martínez-Carpio PA, Leal MJ, Lleopart N.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2012 Oct;14(2):32-6.
Abstract

Description of the psychiatric unit in prisons in the Autonomous Community of Valencia.
Arnau-Peiró F, García-Guerrero J, Herrero-Matías A, et al; Rev
Esp Sanid Penit
. 2012 Oct;14(2):20-31
Abstract

Clinical research and prisoners: coercion and grounds to participate
García-Guerrero J, Vera-Remartínez EJ.
Cuad Bioet. 2012 Sep;23(79):605-20.
Abstract

Sexual behaviour of inmates with Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the prisons of Catalonia, Spain.
Corbeto EL, Carnicer-Pont D, Lugo R,  et al
Sex Health
. 2012 May;9(2):187-9.
Abstract

Evaluation of needle exchange program at Pereiro de Aguiar prison (Ourense, Spain): ten years of experience.
Ferrer-Castro V, Crespo-Leiro MR, García-Marcos LS,  et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2012 Jun;14(1):
Abstract

Evaluation of needle exchange program at Pereiro de Aguiar prison (Ourense, Spain): ten years of experience
Ferrer-Castro V, Crespo-Leiro MR, García-Marcos LS, et a
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Jun;14(1):3-11
Abstract

Overcrowding in prisons and its impact on health
García-Guerrero J, Marco A.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Feb;14(3):106-13.
Abstract
 
Vaccination in the prison population: A review
Sequera VG, Bayas JM.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Feb;14(3):99-105.
Abstract
 
Evolution of the need and coverage of syringe exchange programs in Spanish prisons, 1992-2009: A revised estimation
de la Fuente L, Bravo MJ, Jiménez-Mejías E, et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Feb;14(3):86-90
Abstract


Study of the prevalence of severe mental disorder in the penitentiaries Puerto I, II and III of Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz): new strategies of psychiatric care in prison
Marín-Basallote N, Navarro-Repiso C.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2012 Feb;14(3):80-5
Abstract

Growth, development, social integration and parenting practices on children living with their mothers in prison
Lejarraga H, Berardi C, Ortale S,  et al
Arch Argent Pediatr. 2011 Dec;109(6):485-91
Abstract

Characteristics of cases of infectious syphilis diagnosed in prisons, 2007-2008.
Garriga C, Gómez-Pintado P, Díez M, Acín E, Díaz A.
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2011 Oct;13(2):52-57

Abstract

The prevalence of mental disorders in Spanish prisons.
Vicens E, Tort V, Dueñas RM, Muro A,  et al
Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2011 Jun 26.

Abstract

Reasons for not imitating HCV treatment in prison: a subanalysis of the EPIBAND study.
de Juan J, Faraco I, Saiz de la Hoya P,  et al
Rev Esp Sanid Penit
. 2011 Oct;13(2):44-51
Abstract

Prevalence of alcohol consumption related disorders in a prison population convicted of crimes against road safety.
Monras M, Aparicio A, Lopez J, Pons I.
Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2011 May;39(3):163-7.
Abstract


Sweden
           

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
After a childhood with a parent in prison - relationships and well-being as a child and young adult.
Nylander PÅ, Källström Å, Hellfeldt K.
Int J Prison Health. 2018 Mar 12;14(1):34-45.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Associations between substance use and type of crime in prisoners with substance use problems - a focus on violence and fatal violence.
Håkansson A, Jesionowska V. 
Subst Abuse Rehabil. 2018 Jan 15;9
Paper

Neurodevelopmental disorders in young violent offenders: Overlap and background characteristics.
Billstedt E, Anckarsäter H, Wallinius M, Hofvander B.
 
Psychiatry Res
. 2017 Mar 6;252:234-241
Abstract

Association Between Prescription of Major Psychotropic Medications and Violent Reoffending After Prison Release.
Chang Z, Lichtenstein P, Långström N. et al
JAMA. 2016 Nov 1;316(17):1798-1807
Abstract

Borderline personality disorder: Prevalence and psychiatric comorbidity among male offenders on probation in Sweden.
Wetterborg D, Långström N, Andersson G, Enebrink P.
Compr Psychiatry. 2015 Oct;62:63-70
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Disease profiles of detainees in the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland: gender and age differences in substance abuse, mental health and chronic health conditions.
Moschetti K, Stadelmann P, Wangmo T, et al

BMC Public Health
. 2015 Sep 10;15(1):872.
Abstract

Psychiatric disorders and violent reoffending: a national cohort study of convicted prisoners in Sweden.
Chang Z, Larsson H, Lichtenstein P, Fazel S.
Lancet Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 2.
Abstract

Effectiveness of the IDAP Treatment Program for Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Controlled Study of Criminal Recidivism.
Haggård U, Freij I, Danielsson M, et al

J Interpers Violence
. 2015 May 22.
Abstract

Risk assessments and recidivism among a population-based group of Swedish offenders sentenced to life in prison
Sturup J, Karlberg D, Fredriksson B,  et al
Crim Behav Ment Health. 2015 Jan 30.
Abstract

Does the pattern of amphetamine use prior to incarceration predict later psychosis?-A longitudinal study of amphetamine users in the Swedish criminal justice system.
Rognli EB, Håkansson A, Berge J, Bramness JG.

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2014 Aug 10
Abstract

Field Reliability of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Among Life Sentenced Prisoners in Sweden.
Sturup J, Edens JF, Sörman K,, et sl
 Law Hum Behav. 2013 Oct 14
Abstract


Methylphenidate for ADHD and Drug Relapse in Criminal Offenders with Substance Dependence: A 24-week Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial.
Konstenius M, Jayaram-Lindström N, Guterstam J,
Addiction. 2013 Oct 4
Abstract

Violent criminal recidivism in mentally disordered offenders: A follow-up study of 13-20years through different sanctions.
Lund C, Hofvander B, Forsman A,  et al  
Int J Law Psychiatry
. 2013 May-Aug;36(3-4):250-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Risk factors for criminal recidivism -- a prospective follow-up study in prisoners with substance abuse.
Hakansson A, Berglund M.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2012 Aug 15;12(1):111.
Paper

Methylphenidate treatment of adult male prison inmates with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial with open-label extension.
Ginsberg Y, Lindefors N.
Br J Psychiatry
. 2011 Nov 10
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Violent recidivism: a long-time follow-up study of mentally disordered offenders.
Nilsson T, Wallinius M, Gustavson C, et al
PLoS One
. 2011;6(10):e25768.
Paper

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among longer-term prison inmates is a prevalent, persistent and disabling disorder.
Ginsberg Y, Hirvikoski T, Lindefors N.
BMC Psychiatry
. 2010 Dec 22;10(1):112
Paper

Learning motivational interviewing in a real-life setting: A randomised controlled trial in the Swedish Prison Service.
Forsberg L, Ernst D, Farbring CA.
Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2010 Dec 22.
Abstract

Insomnia and suicidal behaviour in prisoners.
Carli V, Roy A, Bevilacqua L, Maggi S,  et al

Psychiatry Res
. 2010 May 24.
Abstract

The significance of anabolic androgenic steroids in a Swedish prison population.
Klötz F, Petersson A, Hoffman O, Thiblin I.
 
Compr Psychiatry
. 2010 May-Jun;51(3):312-8.

Abstract

 

Switzerland
 

        Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries  

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Association of Overcrowding and Turnover with Self-Harm in a Swiss Pre-Trial Prison.
Baggio S, Gétaz L, Tran NT, et al

Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2018 Mar 27
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The determinants of individual health care expenditures in prison: evidence from Switzerland.
Moschetti K, Zabrodina V, Wangmo T,
et al  
BMC Health Serv Res
. 2018 Mar 7;
Paper

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
A
pple, condom, and cocaine - body stuffing in prison: a case report.
Jalbert B, Tran NT, von Düring S,  et al 

J Med Case Rep
. 2018 Feb 11;12(1):35.
Paper

nmate Violence and Correctional Staff Burnout: The Role of Sense of Security, Gender, and Job Characteristics.
Isenhardt A, Hostettler U.
J Interpers Violence
. 2016 Dec 5.
Abstract

Persistent infectious and tropical diseases in immigrant correctional populations.
Getaz L, Da Silva-Santos L, Wolff H,  et al 
Rev Esp Sanid Penit. 2016 Oct;18(2):57-66.
Abstract

Patterns of older and younger prisoners' primary healthcare utilization in Switzerland.
Wangmo T, Hauri S, Meyer AH, Elger BS.
Int J Prison Health. 2016 Sep 12;
Abstract

Hepatitis A immunity and region-of-origin in a Swiss prison.
Getaz L, Casillas A, Motamed S,
Int J Prison Health. 2016 Jun 13;12(2):98
Abstract

Self-harm and overcrowding among prisoners in Geneva, Switzerland.
Wolff H, Casillas A, Perneger T, et al
 
Int J Prison Health
. 2016 Mar 14;12(1):39-44.
Abstract

Informing patients about limits to confidentiality: A qualitative study in prisons.
Elger BS, Handtke V, Wangmo T.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 7.
Abstract

Swiss Prison Suicides Between 2000 and 2010.
Gauthier S, Reisch T, Bartsch C.
Crisis. 2015 Feb 23:1-7.
Abstract

Improving public health by respecting autonomy: Using social science research to enfranchise vulnerable prison populations.
Shaw D, Elger B.
Prev Med. 2015 Feb 21;74C:21-23
Abstract

Paternalistic breaches of confidentiality in prison: mental health professionals' attitudes and justifications.
Elger BS, Handtke V, Wangmo T.
J Med Ethics. 2015 Jan 13. pii: medethics-2013-101981
Abstract

Ageing Prisoners' Disease Burden: Is Being Old a Better Predictor than Time Served in Prison?
Wangmo T, Meyer AH, Bretschneider W,  et al
Gerontology. 2014 Dec 3
Abstract

Disclosure of Past Crimes: An Analysis of Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Towards Breaching Confidentiality.
Wangmo T, Handtke V, Elger BS.
J Bioeth Inq. 2014 Jul 2.
Abstract

Ageing Prisoners' Views on Death and Dying: Contemplating End-of-Life in Prison.
Handtke V, Wangmo T.
J Bioeth Inq. 2014 Jun 26.
Abstract

The investigation of deaths in custody: A qualitative analysis of problems and prospects.
Wangmo T, Ruiz G, Sinclair J, et al

J Forensic Leg Med
. 2014 Jul;25:30-7.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Opioid substitution treatment in pretrial prison detention: a case study from Geneva, Switzerland.
Favrod-Coune T, Baroudi M, et al
Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 Nov 1;143:w13898
Paper

Cannabis use in a Swiss male prison: Qualitative study exploring detainees' and staffs' perspectives.
Ritter C, Broers B, Elger BS.
Int J Drug Policy. 2013 Jun 14
Abstract

All-cause mortality in criminal justice clients with substance use problems-A prospective follow-up study.
Hakansson A, Berglund M
Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2013 Apr 24.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Emergency department admissions to a prison hospital: a retrospective cohort study from Switzerland.
Pfortmueller C, Aulmann G, Lindner G,
Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 Feb 15;143:0.

Paper

Second-hand tobacco smoke in prison: Tackling a public health matter through research.
Ritter C, Elger BS.
Public Health
. 2013 Jan 14
Abstract

Implementation and impact of anti-smoking interventions in three prisons in the absence of appropriate legislation.
Etter JF, Ritter C, Christie DH, et al
Prev Med
. 2012 Aug 27.
Abstract

Mental health of young offenders in Switzerland: Recognizing psychiatric symptoms during detention.
Gisin D, Haller DM, Cerutti B,
J Forensic Leg Med. 2012 Aug;19(6):332-6.
Abstract

Tuberculosis and HIV in people who inject drugs: evidence for action for tuberculosis, HIV, prison and harm reduction services.
Getahun H, Gunneberg C, Sculier D,  et al
Curr Opin HIV AIDS. 2012 Jul;7(4):345-53.
Abstract

Structured Information Exchange on Infectious Diseases for Prisoners.
Flühmann P, Wassmer M, Schwendimann R. J
Correct Health Care
. 2012 May 7
Abstract

Long-term functional outcome in adult prison inmates with ADHD receiving OROS-methylphenidate.
Ginsberg Y, Hirvikoski T, Grann M, Lindefors N.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2012 Apr 2
Abstract

Dual loyalty in prison health care.
Pont J, Stöver H, Wolff H.
Am J Public Health. 2012 Mar;102(3):475-80

Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prison medicine, public health policy and ethics: the Geneva experience.
Elger BS.
Swiss Med Wkly. 2011 Nov 7;141:w13273.
Paper

Exposure to tobacco smoke before and after a partial smoking ban in prison: indoors air quality measures.
Ritter C, Huynh CK, Etter JF, Elger BS.
Tob Control
. 2011 Aug 11.
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Health problems among detainees in Switzerland: a study using the ICPC-2 classification.
Wolff H, Sebo P, Haller DM,  et al 
BMC Public Health
. 2011 Apr 19;11(1):245.
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Hunger strike and forced feeding: a historical look at medical practices
Rieder JP, Huber-Giseke T, Getaz L, et al
Rev Med Suisse. 2010 Dec 1;6(273):2313-8
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Smoking in prisons: The need for effective and acceptable interventions.
Ritter C, Stöver H, Levy M, er al  
J Public Health Policy
. 2010 Dec 16
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Psychiatric symptoms, psychological distress and somatic comorbidity among remand prisoners in Switzerland.
Eytan A, Haller DM, Wolff H, et al
Int J Law Psychiatry
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2010 Nov 30.
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Chickenpox in a Swiss prison: Susceptibility, post-exposure vaccination and control measures.
Gétaz L, Siegrist CA, Stoll B,
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Scand J Infect Dis
. 2010 Sep 21.
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Developmental delays and psychiatric diagnoses are elevated in offspring staying in prisons with their mothers.
Kutuk MO, Altintas E, Tufan AE, et al
 
Sci Rep
. 2018 Jan 30;8(1):1856.
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The relationship between family functioning and the crime types in incarcerated children.
Teker K, Topçu S, Başkan S,  et al

Minerva Pediatr
. 2016 Mar 17
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The Prevalence of Hepatitis B and C Among Prisoners in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Keten D, Emin Ova M, Sirri Keten H,
Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2016 Feb 13;9(2):e31598.
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Self-cannibalism: the man who eats himself.

Yilmaz A, Uyanik E, Balci Şengül MC,  et al
West J Emerg Med
. 2014 Sep;15(6):701-2.

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Prevalence of skin diseases in female prisoners in Turkey: analysis of impact of prison conditions and psychological stress.
Kocatürk E, Kocatürk A, Kavala M.
Acta Dermatovenerol Croat. 2014 Apr;22(1):26-31.
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Crime analysis regarding sex offenders in Turkey: psychological profiling, cognitive distortions and psychopathy among rapists.
Tülü IA, Erden G.

Turk Psikiyatri Derg
. 2014 Spring;25(1):19-30

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Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Anger in Turkish Prisoners.
Unver Y, Yuce M, Bayram N, Bilgel N.
J
Forensic Sci. 2013 May 17.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis incidence in Turkish prisons: importance of screening and case finding strategies.

Ongen G, Börekçi S, Içmeli OS, et al
Tuberk Toraks
. 2013 Mar;61(1):21-7.
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An Asymptomatic Needle in the Left Ventricular Anterolateral Wall: A Prison Inmate's Strange Radio Antenna.
Akpinar I, Rasit Sayin M, Karabag T,  et al
Echocardiography
. 2012 Jun 5.
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