PriSUD - Diagnosing and treating substance use disorders among people serving time in prison or in the community

• Savinen, Suvi; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Bukten, Anne; Tesli, Martin Steen; Fazel, Seena & Chang, Zheng (2025). Prediction of reoffending in people released from prison in Norway: external validation of the OxRec risk assessment tool. Psychology, Crime and Law. ISSN 1068-316X. p. 1–12. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2025.2581796. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Scalable and evidence-based methods for risk assessment are increasingly required in the criminal justice system. The aim of this study was to externally validate the OxRec risk prediction tool using Norwegian data. Predictors were extracted from administrative registers. Outcomes included violent and any reoffending within 1 and 2 years after prison release. OxRec’s predictive performance was tested in terms of discrimination, calibration, and classification according to predetermined thresholds. A total of 26,863 individuals (median age = 36 [IQR 27–46]; 90% male) were included, of whom 29% and 39% reoffended within 1 and 2 years, respectively. After recalibration, discrimination of OxRec was good, with AUCs ranging from 0.721 to 0.774. Sensitivity and specificity depended on the outcome, with sensitivity ranging from 72% to 86% and specificity from 44% to 70%. The model was well-calibrated. To conclude, a recalibrated version of the OxRec tool demonstrated good predictive performance for risk of violent reoffending and any reoffending within 1 and 2 years after release from prison. It has the potential to be implemented in the Norwegian criminal justice system to supplement professional judgement and assist with providing appropriate support measures upon prison release.

• Todd-Kvam, John James Rea; Berit, Johnsen; Appleton, Catherine Amelia; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Dahl, Hilde & Bukten, Anne (2025). Prevalence and patterns of mental health disorders in long-term preventive detention: a 13-year national cohort study. BMC Psychiatry. 25(1), p. 1–14. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07357-3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Research consistently demonstrates significantly higher rates of mental health disorders among incarcerated individuals compared to the general population. This paper examines the prevalence of mental health disorders among all individuals serving preventive detention in Norway between 2009 and 2022, and compares the prevalence of mental health disorders in this group with a comparison group of individuals convicted of serious violent and sexual offences, and with the total prison population. Methods We conducted a registry-based study to investigate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity within this population in Norwegian prisons, using a subset of the data from the nPRIS-cohort including all people imprisoned in Norway between January 1st, 2000, and December 31st, 2022 (n = 112,877). The cohort, including 202 individuals serving preventive detention in the period 2009–2022, were linked to the Norwegian Patient Registry (NPR) and socio-economic data from Statistics Norway. Results The prevalence of mental health disorders was high across all three comparison groups. However, of the preventive detention population (n = 202) almost all (95.0%) had at least one mental health diagnosis during the study period. In addition, 73.8% of the preventive detention population had received a severe mental health disorder diagnosis during the observation period (compared to 23.7% for the comparison group and 28.3% for the total prison population). Approximately one third of the preventive detention population had a combination of three or more of the five most common diagnoses.

• Svendsen, Vegard Testad; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Havnes, Ingrid Amalia & Bukten, Anne (2025). Substance use disorders, severe mental illness and risk of reoffending among women released from prison: a national cohort study. Scientific Reports. 15(1). doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-00215-y. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Women with a clinical history of a severe mental illness (SMI) or multiple mental disorders involving substance use disorder (SUD) might be at increased risk of re-offending after release from prison. This retrospective cohort study merged data from the Norwegian prison release study (nPRIS) with other registry sources. All women released from a Norwegian prison between 2011–2019 were followed for two years after date of release. Adjusting for several known risk factors, we used logistic regression to estimate risk of violent (VR), drug-related (DR) or other reoffending (ORE) after release among women with a history of SUD and severe mental illness (SUD-SMI), SMI, SUD and other mental illness (SUD-OMI) or a history of multiple SUDs (POLY-SUD) in comparison to a reference population with no history of such disorders or combination of disorders. Relative to the reference population, after adjusting for other relevant risk factors, women with a history of SUD-SMI (OR VR 2.27, 95% CI 1.37–3.76; OR DR 2.10, 95% CI 1.49–2.95), SUD-OMI (OR VR 1.81, 95% CI 1.11–2.47; OR DR 1.53, 95% CI 1.11–2.10) or POLY-SUD (OR VR 1.87, 95% CI 1.04–3.31; OR DR 2.51, 95% CI 1.80–3.49) were at significantly greater risk of violent and drug-related reoffending. Women with a history of SMI were at significantly greater risk of other reoffending (OR ORE 2.64, 95% CI 1.21–5.30). Women with a clinical history of a severe mental illness (SMI) or multiple mental disorders involving substance use disorder (SUD) have an elevated risk reoffending.

• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth (2025). Prisonlike or prison-lite? Drug recovery units and penal hybridity in Norway. Incarceration: An international journal of imprisonment, detention and coercive confinement. 6, p. 1–18. doi: 10.1177/26326663251334714. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Much scholarship has been devoted to the question of whether therapeutic interventions in prisons constitute a more humane, supportive counterweight to more punitive aspects of punishment. An alternative view is that they represent an invasive, controlling and punitive force in their own right. This article explores how drug recovery units in Norwegian prisons are perceived as being safer, more therapeutically beneficial and more privileged environments than other prison units, yet simultaneously more challenging, punitive, and at times, more painful places to be. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork and 55 interviews (33 prisoners and 22 staff members), the article uses the concepts of penal tightness, depth and weight to analyse how these units’ hybrid nature, as simultaneously treatment and punishment, contributes to a uniquely ‘tight’ form of imprisonment.

• Svendsen, Vegard Gjerden; Bukten, Anne; Skardhamar, Torbjørn & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024). Mortality in women with a history of incarceration in Norway: a 20-year national cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0300-5771. 53(2). doi: 10.1093/ije/dyae032. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Women carry a substantial burden of psychiatric, somatic and lifestyle-related morbidity in the prison context. By describing causes of death and estimating the risk and burden of mortality compared with the general population, this study investigates how mortality operates in this highly marginalized and under-researched population. Methods In this registry-based study of all women incarcerated in Norwegian prisons from 2000 to 2019 (N = 11 313), we calculated crude mortality rates, years of lost life and, by using mortality in age-matched women from the general population as a reference, age-standardized mortality ratios and years of lost life rates. Results Over a mean follow-up time of 10.7 years, at a median age of 50 years, 9% of the population had died (n = 1005). Most deaths (80%) were premature deaths from an avoidable cause. Drug-induced causes and deaths from major non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were most frequent (both 32%). Compared with women in the general population, women with a history of incarceration were more likely to die from any cause. Trends in annual age-standardized years of lost life rates suggest that the mortality burden associated with major NCDs has gradually replaced drug-induced causes. Conclusions Women with a history of incarceration die at a greater rate than their peers and largely from avoidable causes. The profile of causes contributing to the substantial burden of mortality placed on this population has changed over time and has important implications for future efforts to reduce morbidity and the risk of premature death following release from prison.

• Borschmann, Rohan; Keen, Claire; Spittal, Mathew J.; Preen, David; Pirkis, Jane & Larney, Sarah [Show all 52 contributors for this article] (2024). Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis. The Lancet. ISSN 0140-6736. 403(10438), p. 1779–1788. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00344-1. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Virtanen, Suvi; Hesse, Morten; Chang, Zheng; Kvamme, Timo Lehmann & Thylstrup, Birgitte [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). The prevalence and comorbidity of mental health and substance use disorders in Scandinavian prisons 2010–2019: a multi-national register study. BMC Psychiatry. 24(1). doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05540-6. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Mental health disorders are common among people in prison, but their prevalence in the Scandinavian prison population remain unclear. In this multinational register study, we examined the prevalence of mental health disorders and the comorbidity of substance use disorders (SUDs) with other mental health disorders in this population. Further, we investigated how the prevalence of mental disorders at prison entry had changed in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden over the study period. Methods The three study cohorts included all individuals, aged 19 or older, whom had been imprisoned in Norway (2010–2019), Denmark (2011–2018), and Sweden (2010–2013). Mental disorders were defined as ICD-10 diagnoses (F-codes) registered in the national patient registers. The study prevalence was estimated based on recorded diagnoses during the entire study follow-up period in each respective country. The one-year prevalence of mental disorders was estimated for each calendar year for individuals entering prison during that year. Results The Scandinavian prison cohorts included 119 507 individuals released 191 549 times during the study period. Across all three countries a high proportion of both women (61.3%-74.4%) and men (49.6%-57.9%) had at least one mental health disorder during the observation period. The most prevalent disorders were SUDs (39.1%-44.0%), depressive disorder (8.1%-17.5%), and stress related disorder (8.8%-17.1%). Women (31.8%-41.1%) had higher levels of mental health and substance use comorbidities compared to men (20.8%-27.6%). The one-year prevalence of any mental health disorder increased over time with a 33% relative increase in Norway, 8% in Denmark, and 10% in Sweden. The proportion of individuals entering prison with a comorbid SUD and other mental disorder had also increased. Conclusions While the incarceration rate has been decreasing during the past decade in the Scandinavian countries, an increasing proportion of people entering prison have a diagnosed mental health disorder. Our results suggest that prisons should provide adequate treatment and scale up services to accommodate the increasing proportion of people with complex health needs among incarcerated people.

• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth (2024). The Ideal Client: Selecting Candidates for Drug Treatment in Prison. British Journal of Criminology. ISSN 0007-0955. 65(2), p. 423–439. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azae059. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Therapeutic interventions have been implemented in many prison systems around the world, in an attempt to address high rates of harmful substance use amongst people in prison. This article analyses the criteria for acceptance to drug recovery units in Norwegian prisons, based on an ethnographic study of four high-security prisons and 22 interviews with prison staff. The main criteria that were considered by staff during the assessment of potential candidates, were the timing and type of sentence applicants held; the type of offence applicants were convicted for; the types of medications they used and their perceived motivations for entering treatment.

• Skjærvø, Ingeborg; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Friestad, Christine; Skardhamar, Torbjørn; Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2024). Characteristics and risk of reimprisonment among children and young adults in Norwegian prisons. A 20-year cohort study. Journal of criminal justice. ISSN 0047-2352. 93, p. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102219. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Children, adolescents and young adults are in developmentally sensitive stages and can be disproportionally negatively impacted by imprisonment, yet these age groups are rarely described. Methods Complete records of all persons aged 15–34 imprisoned in Norway in the period 2000–2019 (n = 52,588) were linked with data from sociodemographic and police registries. Results Imprisoned children and adolescents were characterized by several markers for socioeconomic disadvantage, convictions for serious crime, and high rates of reimprisonment. Over the last 20 years, the number of children and adolescents in Norwegian prisons has declined, while their criminal profiles become increasingly severe. Conclusion Children and adolescents are characterized by an accumulation of sociodemographic and family-related risk factors and have an increased risk of reimprisonment even when controlling for a number of relevant factors. Preventative measures both in the community and in prison must be aimed at children and adolescents at risk.

• Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024). Estimated effects of opioid agonist treatment in prison on all-cause mortality and overdose mortality in people released from prison in Norway: a prospective analysis of data from the Norwegian Prison Release Study (nPRIS). The Lancet Public Health. ISSN 2468-2667. 9(7), p. e421–e431. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00098-7. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Overdose is the leading cause of death for people released from prison, and opioid agonist treatment is associated with reductions in mortality after imprisonment. However, few studies have explored the interplay of the potential modifiable risk factors and protective factors for mortality after release from prison. We aimed to describe all-cause mortality and overdose mortality among individuals released from Norwegian prisons during 2000–22 and to identify pre-existing risk factors associated with both types of mortality among these individuals for 6 months. Methods For this prospective analysis, we used data from the Norwegian Prison Release Study (nPRIS), which includes all people in prison in Norway between Jan 1, 2000, and Dec 31, 2022; the Norwegian Cause of Death Registry; the Norwegian Prison Registry; the Norwegian Patient Registry; and Statistics Norway. All prisons in Norway that were open during this period were included. People who did not have a Norwegian personal identification number or were serving their sentence outside of prison units were excluded from this analysis. To identify pre-existing risk factors associated with all-cause and overdose mortality among people released from prison, we left-censored the observation period on Jan 1, 2010, creating a subsample of individuals. We calculated crude mortality rates (CMRs) and corresponding 95% CIs as the number of deaths per 100 000 person-years for several time periods after release. The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality and overdose mortality according to the ICD-10, assessed in all participants and analysed via two separate Cox proportional-hazards models. Findings The total nPRIS cohort included 112 877 individuals released from prison in Norway between 2000 and 2022, 11 995 (10·6%) of whom were female and 100 865 (89·4%) of whom were male. We identified 13 004 instances of all-cause mortality and 3085 instances of overdose mortality during the 1 463 035 person-years. The estimated CMR for all-cause mortality was 889 (95% CI 874–904) per 100 000 person-years and for overdose mortality was 211 (203–218) per 100 000 person-years. Among people diagnosed with opioid use disorder before entering prison during 2010–22 (n=6830), provision of opioid agonist treatment was estimated to be associated with reductions in both all-cause mortality (hazard ratio 0·58, 95% CI 0·39–0·85) and overdose mortality (0·51, 0·31–0·82) in the 6 months after leaving prison after adjustment for sociodemographic, prison-related, and clinical characteristics. Interpretation In people diagnosed with opioid use disorder released from Norwegian prisons, opioid agonist treatment provided while in prison was a protective factor for both all-cause and overdose mortality at 6 months. Provision of opioid agonist treatment while in prison is crucial in reducing mortality for 6 months after release and should be available to all people in prison who have treatment needs. Funding South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority and the Research Council of Norway.

• Bukten, Anne; Virtanen, Suvi; Hesse, Morten; Thylstrup, Birgitte; Kvamme, Timo Lehmann & Seid, Abdu Kedir [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). The prevalence of substance use disorders among people in Norwegian, Danish and Swedish prisons: A multi-national cohort study, 2010–19. Addiction. ISSN 0965-2140. 119, p. 1264–1275. doi: 10.1111/add.16477. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Aims We estimated the prevalence of substance use disorders (SUDs) in the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish prison populations and compared the prevalence of SUDs in the national prison populations with country-specific general population prevalence rates. Design A multi-national cohort study using data from the National Prison Registries linked to the National Patient Registries in Norway, Denmark and Sweden. Setting and participants We used data from the PriSUD-Nordic study, including national prison populations aged 19 years and older in Norway (2010–19), Denmark (2010–18) and Sweden (2010–13). A total of 119 507 Individuals (108 971 men and 10 536 women) contributing to 191 549 incarcerations were included in the study (Norway: 45432 men; 5429 women, Denmark: 42 162 men; 3370 women, Sweden: 21 377 men; 1737 women). Measurement We calculated a study prevalence and prevalence at entry to prison for all types of SUDs before imprisonment each consecutive year of observation in each prison population. We also extracted country-specific 1-year prevalence rates from the Global Burden of Diseases database to calculate comparative national prevalence ratios. Findings The study prevalence of any SUD was approximately 40% [Norway: 44.0%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 43.6–44.5%; Denmark: 39.9%, CI = 39.5–40.4%; Sweden: 39.1%, CI = 38.4–39.7%] in all three countries. Women had a significantly higher study prevalence of any SUD compared with men (Norway: 55.8 versus 42.6%, P < 0.001; Denmark 43.1 versus 39.7%, P = 0.004; Sweden: 51.7 versus 38.0%, P < 0.001). Prevalence estimates were higher for SUDs among people in prison than in the general population. We observed an increasing proportion of people with SUDs entering prison in Norway (P = 0.003), while the proportion was more stable in Denmark and Sweden. Conclusions Substance use disorders (SUDs) appear to be highly prevalent among the Scandinavian prison populations compared with the general population, especially among women. In Norway, there was a relative increase in SUDs from 2010 to 2019.

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• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth (2026). Healthy prisons? Experiences of health, autonomy, and the possibility of hope in prison. Full text in Research Archive
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• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth & Hol, Maud (2026). For «Amalie» var det knusende å komme i fengsel. Men der ble hun rusfri. - Forskningsnytt. [Internet]. UiO Forskningsnytt. Full text in Research Archive
• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth & Kleve, Marie-Louise (2026). Kan fengselet være et rom for følelser? [Journal]. Erlik Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Mehlum, Lars; Fazel, Seena; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova & Ericson, Øystein Bruun [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2026). Risikofaktorer for selvmord under fengsling og etter løslatelse. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Mehlum, Lars; Fazel, Seena; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Tverborgvik, Torill & Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2026). Psykisk helse i fengsel. Risikofaktorer for selvmord under fengsling og etter løslatelse. doi: https:/www.fagligforum.no/event/rus-og-psykisk-helse-2026/. Full text in Research Archive
• Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Favril, Louis; Scarth, Morgan Elizabeth; Tverborgvik, Torill & Andersen, Lars Højsgaard [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2026). Isolasjon og psykisk helse i norske fengsler. doi: https:/www.fagligforum.no/event/rus-og-psykisk-helse-2026/. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2026). Hva vet vi om overdoser etter løslatelse i fengsel? doi: https:/www.fagligforum.no/event/rus-og-psykisk-helse-2026/. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). En urovekkende stor andel innsatte dør etter løslatelse fra fengsel. [Internet]. forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Særlig er den første uken etter løslatelse kritisk, viser en ny studie.

• Bukten, Anne (2025). (+) Mener vi vet for lite om selvmordene som skjer etter løslatelse fra fengsel. [Journal]. psykologisk.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  – Vi ser at personer som fengsles har høy risiko for selvmord, både under fengsling og etter løslatelse, sier forsker Anne Bukten. Hun mener vi burde forske mer på hvordan fengsel som institusjon påvirker et menneske negativt – også etter løslatelse.

• Bukten, Anne (2025). Priser til fremragende forskningsartikler publisert høsten 2024 - Oslo universitetssykehus HF. [Internet]. oslo-universitetssykehus.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Oslo universitetssykehus deler hvert halvår ut priser til seks fremragende forskningsartikler med sentrale forfattere fra sykehuset. 27. mai ble prisene delt ut for artikler publisert i andre halvår 2024.

• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Rognli, Eline B. (2025). Rusforskere tildelt pris for årets originalartikkel i Tidsskriftet - Institutt for klinisk medisin. [Internet]. med.uio.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Artikkelen fokuserer på bakgrunnen til pasienter under tvungent psykisk helsevern. Den er et forskningssamarbeid mellom Senter for rus- og avhengighetsforskning (SERAF) ved UiO og Klinikk psykisk helsevern og avhengighet (RusForsk) ved OUS.

• Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2025). OUS-pris til forskningsartikkel om LAR og dødelighet etter fengsel - Oslo universitetssykehus HF. [Internet]. oslo-universitetssykehus.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Studien viser hvordan legemiddelassistert rehabilitering (LAR) i fengsel kan redusere risikoen for dødelighet etter løslatelse, og er nå tildelt OUS’ pris for fremragende originalartikkel.

• Rognli, Eline B.; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Gundersen, Ingunn Margareetta & Reikvam, Håkon (2025). Pris til studie om tvungent psykisk helsevern og tidligere kriminalitet. [Journal]. tidsskriftet.no. doi: https:/tidsskriftet.no/2025/03/nytt-om-navn/pris-til-studie-om-tvungent-psykisk-helsevern-og-tidligere-kriminalitet. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Fire rusforskere er tildelt prisen for årets originalartikkel i Tidsskriftet. Studien viser at personer som dømmes til tvungent psykisk helsevern, ofte er gjengangere i rettsvesenet.

• Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2025). Skissesøknad DAM 2025: Personer dømt til Program mot ruspåvirket kjøring. Full text in Research Archive
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• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen & Bukten, Anne (2025). Personar med psykisk utviklingshemming og autism e i norske fengsler 2009 - 2022. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). Bruk av registerdata i PriSUD - prosjektet. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). FoU Rus og psykisk helse inspirasjonsseminar. Full text in Research Archive
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• Bukten, Anne (2025). Risiko for selvmord under fengsling og etter løslatelse. doi: https:/www.med.uio.no/klinmed/forskning/sentre/nssf/utdanning-kurs-konferanser/konferanser/13.-nasjonale-konferanse-om-selvmordsforskning-og-/bilder-13.-nasjonale/program.13-nasjonale-konferanse-08.2025.pdf. Full text in Research Archive
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• Bukten, Anne (2025). Overdose og selvmord etter løslatelse fra fengsel. doi: https:/www.rusfeltet.no/arkiv/fullsatt-sal-og-faglig-engasjement-pa-straff-og-rus-2025. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). Overdose etter løslatelse fra fengsel - Tidstrentrender, risiko og beskyttende faktorer. doi: https:/www.kursguiden.no/pdf_program/86406_program_konferanse_om_rus_og_overdoseforebygging_5.11.6.11_2025.pdf. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). Sammenhengen mellom ruslidelser og risiko for selvmord etter løslatelse fra fengsel. doi: https:/www.med.uio.no/klinmed/forskning/sentre/seraf/aktuelt/arrangementer/seminarer/seminarer-2025/vettre-seminaret.html. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2025). Betydningen av LAR-behandling for å redusere overdose og selvmord etter løslatelse fra fengsel. doi: https:/korus.no/ost/program-lavterskelkonferansen-2025. Full text in Research Archive
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• Bukten, Anne (2024). Flere innsatte i fengsel har psykiske problemer | ABC Nyheter. [Internet]. abcnyheter.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Færre enn før fengsles, men andelen av dem som fengsles i dag som er diagnostisert med ruslidelser eller psykiske lidelser har økt over tid.

• Skjærvø, Ingeborg & Bukten, Anne (2024). Skal barn fengsles? Denne forskningen bør være del av debatten. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  To av tre barn som settes i fengsel, har levd under fattigdomsgrensen.

• Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Andelen som kommer til fengsel med rus- og psykiske lidelser, øker over tid - Senter for rus- og avhengighetsforskning. [Internet]. med.uio.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Resultater fra PriSUD-prosjektet viser at en 60% av innsatte i norske fengsel hadde minst en form for psykisk lidelse i den 10-år lange observasjonstiden (2010-2019).

• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Prevalens av rus og psykiske lidelser blant personer i Norske, Svenske og Danske fengsel - Resultater fra PriSUD-prosjektet. Full text in Research Archive
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• Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Skjærvø, Ingeborg; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Rusbehandling i Norske fængsler. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Psykisk helse, levekår, og kvinner i fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Tverborgvik, Torill & Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen (2024). Om PriSUD-prosjektet. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). PriSUD: Current main achievements and the way forward. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Rapportlansering - Rus i fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). From small and local to Nordic collaboration. Full text in Research Archive
• Boyle, Rose Elizabeth & Nyvoll, Pernille (2024). The new normal? When understaffed prisons becomes the rule rather than the exception. Full text in Research Archive
• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth (2024). Prisonlike, or prison-lite? ‘Double punishment’ in drug recovery units. Full text in Research Archive
• Boyle, Rose Elizabeth & Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen (2024). Substance use disorder treatment in prisons. Full text in Research Archive
• Boyle, Rose Elizabeth (2024). “Like the first time, all over again” Sex, relasjoner og tilbakefall til rus. Full text in Research Archive
• Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Substance Use Disorder in Norwegian prisons. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024). Lansering av Levekårs-rapporten. Full text in Research Archive
• Svendsen, Vegard Testad; Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Skardhamar, Torbjørn (2024). WOMPRIS - Rus, helse og tilbakefall blant kvinner i norske fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Svendsen, Vegard Testad; Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Skardhamar, Torbjørn (2024). Nederst ved bordet - Innsattes livskvalitet. Full text in Research Archive
• Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen & Bukten, Anne (2024). Nytt forskningsprosjekt på isolasjon – Utvikling, risikofaktorer og konsekvenser. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Presentasjon av forskningsprosjektet på isolasjon.

• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunn. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Bukten, Anne & Jordan, Amalie (2024). Incarceration at older age; the burden of mental and somatic disorders – a 13-year cohort study. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Incarceration at older age; the burden of mental and somatic disorders – a 13-year cohort study. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Brukermedvirkning i forskning. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunn. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Helsekrise i fengsler: Flere innsatte sliter med rus og psykiske lidelser. [Internet]. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Forekomst og utvikling av rus og psykiske lidelser blant innsatte i fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant domfelte. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Lokdam, Nicoline Toresen & Bukten, Anne (2024). Incarceration at older age; the burden of mental and somatic disorders – a 13-year cohort study. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunn. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunn, 2010-2022. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Over halvparten av dem som kommer i fengsel, har psykiske lidelser og ruslidelser. [Journal]. Dagens medisin. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Den skjulte helsekrisen i norske fengsle. [Internet]. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). LAR halverer risikoen for overdose etter løslatelse: – Reddet livet mitt. [Internet]. NRK. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Mange dør allerede første uken etter løslatelse fra fengsel. [Internet]. Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Skjærvø, Ingeborg (2024). Flere uavhengige diagnoser blant pasienter i LAR som soner i fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Lar i fengsel. [Radio]. NRK Nyhetsmorgen . Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne (2024). Nettet var redningen for fengselet – så kom snøen. [Internet]. Tv2. Full text in Research Archive
• Lunde, Rose Elisabeth (2024). Prisonlike, or prison-lite? Drug recovery units and penal hybridity. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Rapportlansering: "Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunnet". Full text in Research Archive
• Grøndal, Pernille Ekornrud & Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Sjukare i fengsel. [Journal]. Dag og Tid. Full text in Research Archive
• Blystad, Julie Borge & Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Kvinnefengslene blir i hovedsak oppbevarings­enheter for personer med rus og psykiatriproblemer. [Internet]. Psykologisk.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Bukten, Anne & Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Medisinsk bildecollage Medisinbloggen Fengselshelse – en oversett del av folkehelsen? Full text in Research Archive
• Aukrust, Øyvind & Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2024). Kvinner som har vært i fengsel, har mye høyere risiko for å dø tidlig. [Internet]. Forskning.no. Full text in Research Archive
• Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim; Bukten, Anne & Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Forekomst av rus- og psykiske lidelser blant innsatte i fengsel. Full text in Research Archive
• Svendsen, Vegard Gjerden; Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024). Kvinner som har sonet, har ni ganger så høy risiko for tidlig død. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill; Bukten, Anne & Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunn, 2010-2022. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill (2024). Presentasjon av spørreskjemaundersøkelse. Full text in Research Archive
• Tverborgvik, Torill (2023). Forebygging av dødsfall etter løslatelse fra fengsel - Erfaringskompetanse.no. [Internet]. erfaringskompetanse.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Selv om forskerne vet at dødeligheten blant personer med fengselserfaring og rusproblematikk er høy, så vet vi ikke nok om bakenforliggende faktorer som kan drive eller hindre dette. Et nytt forskningsprosjekt ledet av Torill Tverborgvik (PriSUD, SERAF) har kartlagt dødelighet blant personer med fengselserfaring.

• Bukten, Anne (2023). (+) Oppretter døgnåpen krisetelefon for innsatte i fengsel: Å ha tilgang til samtalepartnere utenfor vanlig kontortid er viktig. [Radio]. dagensmedisin.no. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Samarbeidsprosjektet mellom Kriminalomsorgen Innlandet, Oslo fengsel og Kirkens SOS skal gi innsatte tilgang på døgnåpen krisetelefon. – Et svært spennende prosjekt, sier Lasse Heimdal, generalsekretær i Kirkens SOS.

• Svendsen, Vegard Testad (2025). Psychiatric disorders, recidivism, and mortality among women with a history of incarceration in Norway: A registry-based national cohort study. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 9788234806384. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Women in prison represent a small, highly vulnerable and under-researched minority, often facing complex challenges related to trauma, substance use, and psychiatric disorders. This thesis, situated within the fields of epidemiology, psychiatry, and quantitative criminology, investigates mental health, reoffending, and mortality among women with a history of incarceration in Norway. The thesis addresses three primary aims. One, to estimate prevalence and gender differences in psychiatric disorders among incarcerated individuals, and to assess whether the proportion of women entering prison with recent psychiatric diagnoses has changed over time. Second, to examine the association between dual disorders (co-occurring substance use and other psychiatric disorders) and the risk of violent and non-violent reoffending; and third, to investigate causes and burden of death among formerly incarcerated women. The research is based on the Norwegian Prison Release Study (nPRIS), a registry-based national cohort comprising individual level data on all incarceration episodes in Norway between 2000 and 2022. Quantitative analyses include prevalence estimates, mortality rates and ratios, survival analysis, and regression models. Key findings show that 75% of incarcerated women had a history of psychiatric disorders, and 38% had dual disorders—both significantly higher than among men. Moreover, the proportion of women entering prison with recent psychiatric diagnoses has increased over time, and dual disorders were strongly associated with increased risk of reoffending. Furthermore, women released from prison had a fivefold higher risk of death compared to age-matched women in the general population, with overdose and non-communicable diseases as leading causes. These findings highlight the urgent need for gender-sensitive mental health and substance use interventions in correctional settings and underscore the role of prisons in addressing public health disparities.

• Tverborgvik, Torill; Stavseth, Marianne Riksheim & Bukten, Anne (2024). Levekår, rus og psykisk helse blant personer som har vært fengslet eller gjennomført straff i samfunnet. SERAF. Full text in Research Archive

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