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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...

Malingered psychosis among prisoners: part 1

01 November 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

Recent research suggests there is a high prevalence rate of mental disorders among prisoners (Singleton et al 1998, Singleton 2001). But many of the measures used...

Malingered psychosis among prisoners Part 2: the research perspective

01 December 2005

Mental Health Practice

General

The first article in this series provided the reader with a definition of malingering and examined the possible motivations for this type of behaviour with...

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...

A multidisciplinary approach to mental health care for prisoners

05 July 2012

Mental Health Practice

Feature

In any setting that provides care for those affected by mental health issues, a positive, co-ordinated approach by professionals is essential. The working...

Social inclusion and the prison population

01 March 2011

Mental Health Practice

Feature

With social inclusion high on the agenda of primary care mental health services, this article examines the factors that influence social exclusion, particularly of...

Education and career opportunities for nurses in offender health care

30 June 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article, the last in a five-part series, examines the education opportunities and career pathways available to nurses who work in the criminal justice system....

Exploring learning opportunities for nursing students in prison settings

19 September 2007

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Custodial environments have traditionally been overlooked as centres of learning for students from all health and social care backgrounds. Recent research has...

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