Trauma and PTSD in prisons and corrections
Abstract
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and particularly complex PTSD, is over-represented in prisons and
corrections. In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, Thomas Fovet, Cle ́ ment Villa, Bettina Belet,
Fanny Carton, Timothe ́ e Bauer, Suzanne Buyle-Bodin and Fabien D’Hondt draw on their clinical
experience and recent epidemiological research to provide an overview of the issue. The clinical aspects
specifically found in the prison environment, especially the questions of comorbid psychiatric and
substance use disorders or PTSD in perpetrators of violent crime, are developed. The current state of
knowledge regarding the management of post-traumatic symptoms in prison is also discussed and put
into perspective with daily practice.