French forensic mental health system during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fovet, Thomas; Thibaut, Florence; Thomas, Pierre; Lancelevée, Camille

doi:10.1016/j.fsiml.2020.100034

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“… 8 55 85 93 99–102 This has been implemented in several countries including Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, France, Indonesia and Ethiopia. 92 103 104 …”

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“…8 55 85 93 99-102 This has been implemented in several countries including Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, France, Indonesia and Ethiopia. 92 103 104 However, there are important considerations for the mental health of those released. 75 90 105 First, they will be entering an unfamiliar environment with substantial societal changes, leading to increased stress.…”

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Scoping review of mental health in prisons through the COVID-19 pandemic

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ObjectiveTo examine the extent, nature and quality of literature on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of imprisoned people and prison staff.DesignScoping review.Data sourcesPubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Global Health, Cochrane, PsycINFO, PsychExtra, Web of Science and Scopus were searched for any paper from 2019 onwards that focused on the mental health impact of COVID-19 on imprisoned people and prison staff. A grey literature search focused on international and government sources and professional bodies representing healthcare, public health and prison staff was also performed. We also performed hand searching of the reference lists of included studies.Eligibility criteria for selection of studiesAll papers, regardless of study design, were included if they examined the mental health of imprisoned people or prison staff specifically during the COVID-19 pandemic. Imprisoned people could be of any age and from any countries. All languages were included. Two independent reviewers quality assessed appropriate papers.ResultsOf 647 articles found, 83 were eligible for inclusion, the majority (58%) of which were opinion pieces. The articles focused on the challenges to prisoner mental health. Fear of COVID-19, the impact of isolation, discontinuation of prison visits and reduced mental health services were all likely to have an adverse effect on the mental well-being of imprisoned people. The limited research and poor quality of articles included mean that the findings are not conclusive. However, they suggest a significant adverse impact on the mental health and well-being of those who live and work in prisons.ConclusionsIt is key to address the mental health impacts of the pandemic on people who live and work in prisons. These findings are discussed in terms of implications for getting the balance between infection control imperatives and the fundamental human rights of prison populations.

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“… 8 55 85 93 99–102 This has been implemented in several countries including Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, France, Indonesia and Ethiopia. 92 103 104 …”

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Scoping review of mental health in prisons through the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…Thomas Fovet et Marion Eck : Au 1 er janvier 2022, pre `s de 70 000 personnes sont incarce ´re ´es dans les 187 e ´tablissements franc ¸ais de me ´tropole et d'outre-mer (15 e ´tablissements sont implante ´s dans les de ´partements et re ´gions d'outre-mer) [71]. Hormis la diminution ine ´dite de la population carce ´rale observe ´e de mars a `juin 2020 en lien avec les mesures prises pour lutter contre la pande ´mie de COVID-19 (diminution de l'activite ´des juridictions pe ´nales et libe ´ration anticipe ´e des personnes de ´tenues proches de la fin de leur peine [8,45,51]), le nombre de personnes de ´tenues en France croı ˆt continuellement depuis les anne ´es 2000, si bien qu'on compte aujourd'hui deux fois plus de personnes e ´croue ´es qu'en 1980 [25]. Cette hausse ne te ´moigne pas de l'e ´volution corollaire du nombre de crimes et de de ´lits en France, mais serait pluto ˆt le reflet d'une se ´ve ´rite ´pe ´nale grandissante (pe ´nalisation d'un nombre de plus en plus important de comportements, allongement moyen de la dure ´e des peines, augmentation du recours a `la de ´tention provisoire) et de l'augmentation du recours a `des proce ´dures de jugement rapides comme la comparution imme…”

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De quels troubles psychiatriques souffrent les personnes détenues en France ?

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Eck²,

Bouchard³

2022

Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

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“…10 In addition, all temporary therapy leaves (e.g., visits to family members or therapeutic activities outside the hospital) were stopped. 11 Patients who were employed while residing at the forensic facility (e.g., going to work in the morning and returning to the facility after work) had to leave their jobs as all departures from the facility were banned. Nevertheless, some patients stated that the social distancing and isolation measures imposed on the general population made their lives more similar to those of the patients.…”

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Promjene u tjelesnoj težini, potrošnji lijekova i agresivnom ponašanju u forenzičkih pacijenta tijekom COVID-19 pandemije

Arbanas

Horina

Periša

et al. 2022

Zb. Prav. fak. Sveuč. Rij. (Online)

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The main objective of this study was to assess behavioural changes in forensic patients (those assessed as not guilty by reason of insanity and sent for an involuntary forensic treatment) during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. There were 82 patients treated at the Department for Forensic Psychiatry of the University Psychiatric Hospital Vrapče in 2020, 45 of which stayed in the department for the whole year. Data were extracted from their charts and from the nurses’ reports about their body masses, additional therapy prescribed and incidents at the ward. During the lock-down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the body masses of the forensic patients decreased signifi cantly in the first weeks of the lock-down and stayed low during the rest of 2020. Patients used fewer additional antipsychotics, benzodiazepines, hypnotics and pain killers in April 2020 as compared to February 2020. In June 2020, the use of these drugs returned to pre-pandemic levels, with the exception of antipsychotics. In August 2020, painkiller use increased to higher than pre-pandemic levels. The number of incidents during lock-down was lower compared to pre-pandemic levels.

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French forensic mental health system during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Scoping review of mental health in prisons through the COVID-19 pandemic

Scoping review of mental health in prisons through the COVID-19 pandemic

De quels troubles psychiatriques souffrent les personnes détenues en France ?

Promjene u tjelesnoj težini, potrošnji lijekova i agresivnom ponašanju u forenzičkih pacijenta tijekom COVID-19 pandemije

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