Prisoner’s insomnia prevalence, insomnia associated factors and interventions with sleep as an outcome: a review and narrative analysis

What is it about?

Interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), yoga and mindfulness can be beneficial to improve sleep quality in a prison setting. Hypnotics are overprescribed in prisons. Recent evidence supports the high prevalence of insomnia in prisons across the world. Factors associated with insomnia include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), personality disorder, and pain.

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