TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Psychiatric symptoms, psychological distress and somatic comorbidity among remand prisoners in Switzerland
JO  - International journal of law and psychiatry
A1  - Eytan, Ariel
A1  - Haller, Dagmar M.
A1  - Wolff, Hans
A1  - Cerutti, Bernard
A1  - Sebo, Paul
A1  - Bertrand, Dominique
A1  - Niveau, Gérard
SP  - 13
EP  - 19
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and complaints among remand prisoners in Switzerland and to analyze the relationships between psychiatric symptoms, physical health and substance abuse problems in this population. METHOD: The medical files of all detainees attending the prison health service in 2007 were reviewed. Identified health problems were coded using the International Classification of Primary Care (ICPC-2). Descriptive statistics and measures of association were computed. RESULTS: A total of 1510 files were analyzed. Several associations between psychological symptoms (anxiety and insomnia) and physical health problems (skin, respiratory and circulatory) were observed. Substance abuse was also frequently associated with somatic health problems. CONCLUSIONS: These data provide the first comprehensive description of the mental health of detainees in Switzerland's largest remand prison. Our findings emphasize the need for coordinated health care services in detention settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0160-2527
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.11.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -