[Regional medical-psychological services]

Abstract

The history of psychiatric care in prisons is relatively recent, and the regional medical-psychological services - initially called regional medical-psychological centers - were established in the different regions of France from 1977 onwards. Their main missions are the prevention and treatment of mental illnesses and addictions, as well as the organization of post-prison psychiatric care. Composed of multidisciplinary teams, they offer individual or group assessments and follow-up, as well as more specific care for certain penal populations.

Keywords: addiction; détenu; inmate; maladie mentale; mental illness; prison; prisoner; prisonnier; psychiatric care; soin psychiatrique.