PTSD in prison settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of comorbid mental disorders and problematic behaviours

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 9; p. e0222407
• Main Authors: Facer-Irwin, Emma, Blackwood, Nigel J., Bird, Annie, Dickson, Hannah, McGlade, Daniel, Alves-Costa, Filipa, MacManus, Deirdre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 26.09.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aggression - psychology; Biology and Life Sciences; Comorbidity; Humans; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Mental Disorders - psychology; Physical Sciences; Prisoners - psychology; Prisoners - statistics & numerical data; Prisons - statistics & numerical data; Research and Analysis Methods; Social Sciences; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - epidemiology; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Suicide - psychology; Suicide - statistics & numerical data

Prevalence rates of PTSD are higher in the prison population than in the community. We sought to systematically review the extent to which this disorder is associated with other mental health disorders and problematic suicidal or aggressive behaviours in the prison population. Studies reporting a re...