Mental and physical health problems before and after detention: A matched cohort study

Background: Individuals with poor health are largely overrepresented in prison populations. However, it remains unclear whether their poor health status already exists prior to their detention or reflects an effect of detention. We examined the health of detainees in the year before and after their...

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Main Authors: Anja J.E. Dirkzwager, Robert Verheij, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Peter Groenewegen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Europe
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666776221001319