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meeting the healthcare needs of offenders with learning disabilities

01 May 2005

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

It is widely recognised that many individuals with learning disabilities have additional health problems. For example, they are more likely to experience vision and...

No bars to advocacy

01 October 2004

Mental Health Practice

General

According to some commentators, advocacy in mental health institutions has a history measured in hundreds of years. While for much of this time advocacy has existed...

Mental healthcare services for close supervision centre prisoners

01 November 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

Close supervision centres (CSCs) contain some of the most difficult-to-manage male prisoners in England and Wales. They form a last resort in the management of...

Including the excluded: developing mental health in-reach in south west England

01 March 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

Prisoners who have been sentenced or who are on remand have been found to have higher rates of mental illness than the general population. As many as 90 per cent of...

Dialectical behaviour therapy for young offenders: lessons from the USA, Part 2

01 October 2007

Mental Health Practice

General

Echo Glen Children’s Center is one of Washington State Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration’s three state correctional facilities. It provides juvenile...

Square pegs in round holes?

01 September 2003

Mental Health Practice

General

People with mental illnesses who come into contact with the criminal justice system are often termed ‘mentally disordered offenders’ (MDOs). Their anti-social...

Antipsychotic medication in prisons: satisfaction with and adherence to treatment

23 July 2008

Mental Health Practice

General

When taken as prescribed, antipsychotic medication is an effective treatment for people who experience distressing psychotic symptoms. But many people find that...

Prison in-reach mental health nursing

12 March 2003

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Surveys have shown that over 90 per cent of the prison population have a diagnosable mental illness, substance abuse problem, or both (ONS 1998). There is general...

HIV in prison: the importance of prevention

16 October 1996

Nursing Standard

Special focus:aids

As the purchaser/provider market continues to expand between the prison service and the National Health Service, HIV in prisons is a health concern that is extending...