Psychiatry in Prisons
eBook - ePub

Psychiatry in Prisons

A Comprehensive Handbook

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Psychiatry in Prisons

A Comprehensive Handbook

About this book

Psychiatry in Prisons provides a comprehensive overview of the history, problems and development of psychiatric health care in prisons, focusing particularly on the UK. The contributors tackle a broad range of issues, from familiar mental health issues such as substance misuse, self-injury and health screening to complex legal, moral and philosophical dilemmas. It also draws comparisons with the US correctional mental health system and the delivery of mental health services in New Zealand prisons.

This comprehensive guide is an indispensible resource for psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, prison medical officers, probation officers, prison discipline staff and any other professionals concerned with mental health care in custodial settings.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Preface and Acknowledgements
  8. 1. Introduction – The History of Prison Psychiatry
  9. 2. The Current Structure of the Prison Service
  10. 3. Delivering Mental Health Services in Prison
  11. 4. Health Screening in Prisons
  12. 5. Mentally Ill Prisoners and Mental Health Issues in Prison
  13. 6. Suicide, Attempted Suicide and Self-injury in Prison
  14. 7. Managing Substance Misuse in Prison
  15. 8. The Young Offender
  16. 9. Women in Prison
  17. 10. Elderly Prisoners
  18. 11. People with Intellectual Disabilities in Prison
  19. 12. Black and Minority Ethnic Prisoners
  20. 13. Sex Offenders and Vulnerable Prisoners
  21. 14. Consent to Treatment, the Mental Health Act, and the Mental Capacity Act
  22. 15. Hunger Strike and Food Refusal
  23. 16. Psychiatric Reports
  24. 17. The Lifer System in England and Wales
  25. 18. Psychology in Prisons
  26. 19. Prison Therapeutic Regimes
  27. 20. Death in Custody
  28. 21. Prisons Inspection
  29. 22. International Perspectives (I) – An Overview of US Correctional Mental Health
  30. 23. International Perspectives (II) – Delivery of Mental Health Services in New Zealand Prisons: Context and Approaches
  31. 24. Inside–Outside: Ethical Dilemmas in Prison Psychiatry
  32. 25. Prison Language as an Organisational Defence Against Anxiety
  33. The Contributors
  34. References
  35. Legal Cases
  36. Subject Index
  37. Author Index