In the PriSUD project, our goal is to investigate the prevalence of mental disorders among inmates in Norwegian, Swedish and Danish prisons. This research spans a period of 10 years (2010-2020) and thus will also measure changes over time. 

 

Publications:

Svendsen, Vegard G., Marianne Riksheim Stavseth, Torbjørn Skardhamar, and Anne Bukten. "Psychiatric morbidity among women in Norwegian prisons, 2010–2019: a register-based study." BMC psychiatry 23, no. 1 (2023): 390. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04886-7.

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Lindstad, Marianne, Skurtveit, Svetlana, and Bukten, Anne. "Too Much Or Too Little Medication? A National Study of Prescribed Psychopharmaceuticals Among Inmates in Norwegian Prisons." Norwegian Epidemiology 29, no. 1-2 (2021). https://doi.org/10.5324/nje.v29i1-2.4049 .

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Bukten, Anne, and Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim. "Suicide in Prison and After Release: A 17-Year National Cohort Study." European Journal of Epidemiology 36, no. 10 (2021): 1075-83.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-021-00782-0.

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Rognli, Eline Borger, Bramness, Jørgen G, Skurtveit, Svetlana, and Bukten, Anne. "Substance Use and Sociodemographic Background as Risk Factors for Lifetime Psychotic Experiences in a Non-Clinical Sample." Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment 74 (2017): 42-47.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2016.12.007.

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Bukten, A; Stavseth, MR; Skurtveit, S, Lund, IO; Clausen, T. Intoxication and Health situation among inmates in the penal care. SERAF report, 2/2016 (pdf).