Prevalence and patterns of mental health disorders in long-term preventive detention: a 13-year national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research consistently demonstrates significantly higher rates of mental health disorders among incarcerated individuals compared to the general population. This paper examines the prevalence of mental health disorders among all individuals serving preventive detention in Norway between 2009 and 2022, and compares the prevalence of mental health disorders in this group with a comparison group of individuals convicted of serious violent and sexual offences, and with the total prison population.

Methods

We conducted a registry-based study to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity within this population in Norwegian prisons, using a subset of the data from the nPRIS-cohort including all people imprisoned in Norway between January 1st, 2000, and December 3

SUBMITTER: Todd-Kvam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482162 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature