Outcomes of psychological therapies for prisoners with mental health problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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The review aims to evaluate the efficacy of psychological therapies for mental health outcomes in prisoners.
Systematically identified 37 randomized clinical trials of psychological therapies in prisoners.
Calculated effect sizes and performed meta-analyses to assess therapy efficacy.
Conducted thematic analysis to explore challenges in conducting prison trials.
Psychological therapies showed a medium effect size of 0.50 (95% CI [0.34, 0.66]) in reducing mental health issues.
CBT and mindfulness-based therapies showed the most evidence, but effects were not sustained at follow-up.
Larger effect sizes were observed with no treatment (0.77, 95% CI [0.50, 1.03]) versus treatment controls (0.21, 95% CI [0.01, 0.41]).

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Systematic review demonstrates modest effectiveness of psychological therapies in prisoners, suggesting need for cautious implementation.

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