Table 3.

Frequencies of ICPC-2 coded health problems (Substance abuse, self harm and psychiatric disorders) of 2195 medical files of detainees in a remand prison in Geneva, Switzerland, 2007

Category (common examples)	Males		Females		All detainees		Prevalence data: General population
	N = 2087		N = 108		N = 2195
					N	% (95% CI)
E. Substance abuse
Substance abuse (licit)	1502	72.0 (70.0-73.9)	60	55.6 (46.2-64.9)	1562	71.2 (69.3-73.1)
Tobacco (active)	1296	62.1 (60.0-64.2)	55	50.9 (41.5-60.4)	1351	61.5 (59.5-63.6)	29.3-37.2 [24]*
Alcohol misuse	750	35.9 (33.9-38.0)	13	12.0 (5.9-18.2)	763	34.8 (32.8-36.8)	3.9-4.8 [24]*
Benzodiazepine (not medically prescribed)	465	22.3 (20.5-24.1)	13	12.0 (5.9-18.2)	478	21.8 (20.1-23.5)
Illicit drug use (active):	852	40.8 (38.7-42.9)	31	28.7 (20.2-37.2)	883	40.2 (38.2-42.3)
Cannabis	605	29.0 (27.0-30.9)	19	17.6 (10.4-24.8)	624	28.4 (26.5-30.3)	9.3 [24]
Cocaine	418	20.0 (18.3-21.7)	10	9.3 (3.8-14.7)	428	19.5 (17.8-21.2)	2.8 [21]**
Heroine	255	12.2 (10.8-13.6)	14	13.0 (6.6-19.3)	269	12.3 (10.9-13.6)	0.7 [21]**
Illicit drug use (lifetime):	720	34.5 (32.5-36.5)	21	19.4 (12.0-26.9)	741	33.8 (31.8-35.7)
Cocaine	673	32.2 (30.2-34.3)	17	15.7 (8.9-22.6)	690	31.4 (29.5-33.4)	2.8 [21]*
Heroine	369	17.7 (16.0-19.3)	17	15.7 (8.9-22.6)	386	17.6 (16.0-19.2)	0.7 [21]**
F. Psychiatry	332	15.9 (14.3-17.5)	27	25.0 (16.8-17.9)	359	16.4 (14.8-17.9)
Depression	145	6.9 (5.9-8.0)	18	16.7 (9.6-23.7)	163	7.4 (6.3-8.5)	2-9% major depression [29]
Personality disorder	111	5.3 (4.4-6.3)	9	8.3 (3.1-13.5)	120	5.5 (4.5-6.4)	1-3% antisocial personality disorder [29]
Adjustment disorder	90	4.3 (3.4-5.2)	8	7.4 (2.5-12.3)	98	4.5 (3.6-5.3)	5-20% in individuals seeking outpatient mental health treatment [29]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	22	1.1 (0.6-1.5)	0		22	1.0 (0.6-1.4)	1-14% [29]
Psychosis (schizophrenia, delirium)	17	0.8 (0.4-1.2)	4	3.7 (0.0-7.3)	21	1.0 (0.5-1.4)	0.2-2% schizophrenia [29]
Bipolar disorder	2	0.1 (0.0-0.2)	0		2	0.1 (0.0-0.2)	0.4-1.6 [29]

*adults < 49 years, ** active and previous