We read with great interest Dirkzwager and Nieuwbeerta's recent article, which showed that mental health improved during detention by analysing the data of a prospective cohort that included 1664 Dutch male prisoners (1). This is a timely topic, as in recent years, the high level of mental health problems among prisoners has often been highlighted and because the role of deinstitutionalisation is often discussed with prisons, which are sometimes presented as modern asylums (2). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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监狱真的是一个值得照顾的好地方吗？

我们饶有兴趣地阅读了 Dirkzwager 和 Nieuwbeerta 最近的文章，该文章通过分析包括 1664 名荷兰男性囚犯的前瞻性队列的数据，表明拘留期间的心理健康状况有所改善 (1)。这是一个及时的话题，因为近年来，囚犯的高水平心理健康问题经常被强调，而且经常与监狱讨论去机构化的作用，监狱有时被称为现代庇护所 (2)。本文受版权保护。版权所有。