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Remand prisoners’ specific needs: A systematic review
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Remand prisoners (RP) are non-sentenced individuals who must be held in prison awaiting sentencing. The international
data reported that up to a third of the detainees worldwide are in a pre-trial situation. The present systematic review aims to
review the studies that assessed the remand prisoners’ mental problems during detention. Following the PICO strategy, the
search identifed a total of 5427 studies, of which, 79 studies were included in the fnal analysis. Substance use disorders
were the most reported problem, followed by mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and personality and behavior disorders.
A smaller number of studies reported anxiety and neurotic disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorders, intellectual disorders, paraphilias and sexual disorders, attention-defcit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive–compulsive
disorder, eating disorders, and somatoform disorders. Our fndings contribute to the scientifc knowledge about this group
of inmates’ needs, emphasizing the prevalence of mental problems within this population and supporting both professionals
and academics to reform policies and practices.
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Remand prisoners Pre-trial detention Mental disorders Systematic review
Citation
Andrade, J., Sousa, M., Gonçalves, R. A., & Castro-Rodigues, A. (2022). Remand prisoners’ specific needs: A systematic review. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-022-09562-2
Publisher
Springer Verlag