Prison mental health survey reveals troubling trends
NCT ID NCT07593703
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at nearly 700 men and women entering prison in northern France to find out how common mental health and substance use problems are. Researchers compared these rates to the general population. The goal was to understand the health needs of new prisoners, not to provide treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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697 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2014
- Finished
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Mar 2017
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
consecutively committed people in eight of the nine remand prisons of Nord and Pas-de-Calais in France
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: consecutively committed people in eight of the nine remand prisons of Nord and Pas-de-Calais in France inclusion- (a) provide informed consent to participate in the survey, (b) speak French, (c) aged 18 years or older, (d) free of any mental or psychological incapacity to participate due to acute decompensation of a psychiatric disorder or severe substance withdrawal (i.e., health condition requiring emergency hospitalization), and (e) had been incarcerated for less than 72 h (sentenced or on remand) Exclusion Criteria:(a) no informed consent to participate in the survey, (b)do not speak French, (c) aged under18 years (d) with any mental or psychological incapacity to participate due to acute decompensation of a psychiatric disorder or severe substance withdrawal (i.e., health condition requiring emergency hospitalization), and (e) had been incarcerated for less than 72 h (sentenced or on remand) \-
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