The principle of "equivalence care" in prison medicine is a by which health services are obliged to provide prisoners with care quality equivalent that provided for the general public same country. It cited numerous national and international directives recommendations. equivalence extremely relevant from point view normative ethics but requires adaptation applied ethics. From clinical view, often insufficient take account adaptations necessary organization correctional setting....

Little is known about the health status of prisoners in Switzerland. The aim this study was to provide a detailed description problems presented by detainees Switzerland's largest remand prison.In retrospective cross-sectional we reviewed records all leaving prison 2007. were coded using International Classification for Primary Care (ICPC-2). Analyses descriptive, stratified gender.A total 2195 reviewed. Mean age 29.5 years (SD 9.5); 95% male; 87.8% migrants. length stay 80 days 160)....

We present a series of 12 cases violent crime, which were all committed under the influence cannabis in Geneva, Switzerland, between 1996 and 2000. The crimes by eleven males one female, with mean age 26 years, who using only at time they acted. Most them chronic users. Five subjects had past psychiatric history. personality disorder. Only three been sentenced for acts. At aggression, exhibited adverse acute effects cannabis. All judged court to be partially or totally non-responsible. Three...

Abstract The mission of the European Committee for prevention torture and inhuman or degrading treatment punishment (CPT) is to visit all places where people are detained deprived their liberty by a public authority, in States which signatories Convention. Within this context, CPT has visited many closed psychiatric establishments. We have studied reports, were made concerning 78 establishments between 1990 2001. No act considered be was reported CPT, but several cases deliberate...

In Switzerland, as in some other European countries, medical doctors may breach patient confidentiality and report to police authorities any who seems prone automobile accidents or traffic violations. The aim of this study was see if those patients reported actually represent a higher risk than drivers not the police.This designed following case-control comparing characteristics group psychiatric were for preventive purposes, with another people had disorders that noticed at time an accident...

Among the different research methods on suicide notes, theoretical conceptual approach allows a particularly thorough understanding of suicidal act. The present study focuses 78 notes collected in Geneva, Switzerland, between 2006 and 2014. socio-demographic medical data writers' were collected. content was analyzed by two independent raters using Leenaars method. results showed that concepts appeared most frequently were: Inability to adjust, Rejection-aggression, Unbearable pain, Ego. Very...

The evaluation of children's statements sexual abuse cases in forensic is critically important and must reliable. Criteria-based content analysis (CBCA) the main component statement validity assessment (SVA), which most frequently used approach this setting. This study investigated inter-rater reliability (IRR) CBCA a context. Three independent raters evaluated transcripts 95 abuse. IRR was calculated for each criterion, total score, overall evaluation. variable criteria, with several being...

Background data on psychosocial characteristics of sexual offenders are sparse in Europe. From 67 experts' reports done between 1982 and 1995 Geneva, Switzerland, demographic, criminological psychiatric were collected for three groups offenders: against adults, non-relative minors (< 18 yr), with incest. The results showed that the adults younger (p = 0.02), more frequently single 0.0007) a lower educational level 0.05) than minors. Incest had no prior conviction compared 50% other...

Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was to provide a detailed description the health problems for which primary care services are provided adolescents in juvenile detention facility Europe. Methods: We reviewed medical files all detainees centre Switzerland 2007. were coded using International Classification Primary Care, version 2. Analysis descriptive, stratified by gender. Results: A total 314 (18% female) aged 11–19 years included. Most (89%) had assessment and 195 (62%) consultations...

Methadone maintenance treatments (MMTs) are the commonest substitution offered to opiate addiction in Switzerland, order reduce criminal behaviour, infectious disease transmission and overdose death.To investigate relationship between increase number of methadone treatments, activity addicts overdose-related deaths, an ecological study was undertaken Canton Geneva, from 1983 1999.The regular extensive MMTs is not significantly associated, during 1983-1999 period, with a fall either drug...

&lt;i&gt;Aims:&lt;/i&gt; To describe the self-reported routes of administration illicit drugs among subjects entering a remand prison and different used by this population. &lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;/i&gt; A cross-sectional study, with sample 770 subjects, was conducted in Geneva (Switzerland). Participants were assessed semi-structured interview from Council Europe Pompidou Group multi-city study. &lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;/i&gt; 428 (55.6%) admitted to having during 3 months prior entry. Amongst...

Implementation of SVA credibility evaluation protocol in the French-language medicolegal contextThe statements by minors regarding sexual abuse must be a ssessed according to scientifically proven methodology.The Statement V alidity Assessment Protocol (SVA) has been most studied and validated.It comprises three stages: semi-structured technique for listening children so-called "progressive stages", scale called Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA), supplementary list criteria external...

The factors that experts use to assess criminal responsibility are not very well known. Changes in the importance attributed certain diagnoses occasionally mentioned literature. aim of this study is identify existence and nature such modifications.We compared socio-demographic, criminological psychiatric characteristics two samples assessments carried out Geneva, Switzerland 1973-74 (N = 75) 1997-98 94).The groups subjects described by experts' reports appear be quite different several...