Correctional psychiatry

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 441-444

  Metzner, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PRISON; SHORT SURVEY; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030691045     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-199711000-00005     Document Type: Short Survey

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1. Teplin LA, Abram KM, McClelland GM: Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among incarcerated women: I. pretrial jail detainees. Arch Gen Psychiatry 1996, 53:505-512. A randomly selected, stratified sample of 1272 female jail detainees awaiting trial in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was assessed for lifetime and 6-month prevalence rates of 10 psychiatric disorders. Rates for all disorders were significantly higher than general population rates, except those for schizophrenia. Most detainees with psychiatric disorders were arrested for nonviolent crimes.
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15. Smith R: Don't treat shackled patients: and keep trying to understand what the Nuremberg trials taught us [Editorial]. Br Med J 1997, 314:164.
16. Finlay IG, Sastry BSD, Thomas GAO: Patient's best interest in receiving most appropriate treatment without delay must prevail [Letter]. Br Med J 1997, 314:306-307.
17. Pearce SJ: Superficiality of editorial gives rise to more anger than do shackles [Letter]. Br Med J 1997, 314:307.
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19. British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee: Guidance for doctors providing medical care and treatment to those detained in prison. London: British Medical Association; 1996. The British Medical Association Medical Ethics Committee provides five concise guidelines for physicians providing medical care and treatment to those detained in prison. They emphasize access to the same standards of care as the rest of society, and focus on issues of respect for the patient's dignity and privacy.
20. Work Group on Schizophrenia: Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry 1997, 154(suppl):1-63. The American Psychiatric Association has given excellent practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. These are the first American Psychiatric Association guidelines that include treatment issues pertinent to a correctional setting. The guidelines emphasize that individuals with schizophrenia should receive appropriate treatment that includes psychotropic medications and psychosocial and rehabilitation interventions.