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This study assessed how psychiatric disorder prevalences have changed in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), the largest American state prison system housing post-conviction, sentenced individuals.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796025100267_sec2b\">\n\t    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>This retrospective cohort study of TDCJ electronic medical record data from 1 January 2016 through 31 December 2023 included all persons incarcerated for any duration during that period. Diagnoses were based on International Classification of Disease (ICD-10) diagnostic codes. Outcomes were annual prevalences of depressive, bipolar and schizophrenia spectrum disorders stratified by age, race and sex. Cochran-Armitage Tests were used to assess temporal trends within each stratum. Two-way interactions were assessed by fitting Generalized Estimating Equations models using autoregressive correlation with repeated subjects.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796025100267_sec3c\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>The overall population ranged from 170,269 to 222,798 individuals. Approximately, one-third were White (34.5\u201335.4%), one-third Black (31.0\u201332.3%), and one-third Hispanic (32.7\u201333.5%). Most were aged 30\u201349 (52.8\u201357.3%), and men (88.9\u201390.7%) outnumbered women (9.3\u201311.1%). The prevalences (per 100 [95% CI]) of psychiatric disorders generally increased when comparing 2016 to 2023. Depressive disorders increased the most among those aged 30\u201349 (5.23 [5.10\u20135.35] to 6.71 [6.56\u20136.86]), Hispanic individuals (3.86 [3.72\u20134.00] to 5.72 [5.53\u20135.90]), and men (4.72 [4.63\u20134.82] to 6.53 [6.42\u20136.65]). Bipolar disorders increased the most among those aged \u226550 (2.57 [2.42\u20132.72] to 3.46 [3.29\u20133.63]), Hispanic individuals (1.31 [1.23\u20131.40] to 2.23 [2.11\u20132.35]), and men (2.26 [2.20\u20132.33] to 3.12 [3.04\u20133.20]). Schizophrenia spectrum disorders increased the most among those aged \u226429 (1.33 [1.24\u20131.42] to 2.52 [2.35\u20132.68]), Hispanic individuals (1.53 [1.44\u20131.62] to 3.21 [3.35\u20134.40]), and women (1.27 [1.56\u20131.89] to 4.24 [3.95\u20134.53]). When stratified by demographic variables, trend tests were significant for nearly all comparisons (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001), and all two-way interactions were significant (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001).<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S2045796025100267_sec4d\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>The prevalences of major psychiatric disorders in the Texas prison system increased when comparing 2016 to 2023, with certain disorders rising more rapidly than others within specific subgroups. 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