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Iran
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Prevalence and risk factors for HBV and HCV in prisoners in Iran: A national bio-behavioral surveillance survey in 2015.
Moradi G, Gouya MM, Azimizan F, et a l

T rop Med Int Health
. 2018 Apr 26
Abstract

Relationship between adaptation and self-esteem in addicted female prisoners in the south east of Iran.
Torkaman M, Miri S, Farokhzadian J.
Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2018 Feb 12.
Abstract

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Pattern of Substance Use and Related Factors in Male Prisoners.
Khalooei A, Mashayekhi-Dowlatabad M, et al
Addict Health. 2016 Fall;8(4):227-234.
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Treatment Delay and Total Delay among Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in the North of Iran: Application Survival Data Analysis.
Yazdani-Charati J, Rezai MS, et al

Tanaffos
. 2017;16(1):13-21
Paper

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Prevalence of HIV in a Prison of Tehran by Active Case Finding.
Seyedalinaghi SA, Farhoudi B, Mohraz M,
Iran J Public Health. 2017 Mar;46(3):431-432.
Paper

Prevalence and incidence rates of latent tuberculous infection in a large prison in Iran.
Mamani M, Mahmudian H, Majzoobi MM, Poorolajal J.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2016 Aug;20(8):1072-7.
Abstract

Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy and Tuberculosis Treatment in a Prison of Tehran, Iran.
SeyedAlinaghi S, Farhoudi B.

Infect Disord Drug Targets
. 2016 Jun 16
Relationship between adaptation and self-esteem in addicted female prisoners in the south east of Iran.
Torkaman M, Miri S, Farokhzadian J.
Int J Adolesc Med Health
. 2018 Feb 12.

Quickness of HIV and Tuberculosis Diagnostic Procedures in Prison of Tehran, Iran.
SeyedAlinaghi S, Farhoudi B, Hosseini M, et al

Infect Disord Drug Targets
. 2016 Jan 4.
Abstract

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Methadone maintenance treatment program in prisons from the perspective of medical and non-medical prison staff: a qualitative study in Iran.
Moradi G, Farnia M, Shokoohi M,  et al
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2015 Mar 12;4(9):583-9.
Paper

Trend of HIV/AIDS Prevalence and Related Interventions Administered in Prisons of Iran -13 Years' Experience.
Shahbazi M, Farnia M, Rahmani K, Moradi G.
Iran J Public Health. 2014 Apr;43(4):471-9.
Abstract

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The prevalence of isolated hepatitis B core antibody and its related risk factors among male injected drug users in Isfahan prisons.
Shirani K, Nokhodian Z, Kassaian N, et al

Adv Biomed Res
. 2015 Jan 30;4:17.
Paper

Job Stress among Iranian Prison Employees.
Akbari J, Akbari R, Farasati F, Mahaki B.

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nt J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Oct;5(4):208-15
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B markers among incarcerated intravenous drug users.
Nokhodian Z, Yaran M, Adibi P, et al
J Res Med Sci. 2014 Mar;19(Suppl 1):S13-6.
Paper

The relationship between the type of crime and drugs in addicted prisoners in Zahedan central prison.
Rafaiee R, Olyaee S, Sargolzaiee A.
Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2013 Dec;2(3):139
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Outcome assessment of a triangular clinic as a harm reduction intervention in Rajaee-Shahr Prison, Iran.
Asl RT, Eshrati B, Dell CA,  et al

Harm Reduct J
. 2013 Dec 26;10(1):41
Paper

Factors Influencing Drug Injection History among Prisoners: A Comparison between Classification and Regression Trees and Logistic Regression Analysis.
Rastegari A, Haghdoost AA, Baneshi MR.
Addict Health. 2013 Winter;5(1-2):7-15.
Abstract

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HIV trend among Iranian prisoners in 1990s and 2000s; Analysis of aggregated data from HIV sentinel sero-surveys.
Haghdoost AA, Mirzazadeh A, Shokoohi M,  et al
Harm Reduct J. 2013 Nov 20;10(1):32

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HIV prevalence and related risk behaviours among prisoners in Iran: results of the national biobehavioural survey, 2009.
Navadeh S, Mirzazadeh A, Gouya MM, et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2013 Aug 28.
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The Prevalence of Tb in HIV Patients and Risk Factor With Frequent Referral (Iran, 2009-10).
Rabirad N, Mohammad Nejad E, et al
Iran Red Crescent Med J
. 2013 Jan;15(1):58-61
Paper

The Prevalence of ADHD and Comorbid Disorders in Iranian Adult Male Prison Inmates.
Hamzeloo M, Mashhadi A, Salehi Fadardi J.
J Atten Disord. 2012 Sep 20. [
Abstract

Serum selenium concentration in Mashhad prisoners, Iran.
Ehteshamfar SM, Shapouri-Moghaddam A, Safarian M, et al
Saudi Med J. 2012 Aug;33(8):859-62.
Abstract

Self-induced subcutaneous facial emphysema in a prisoner: Report of a case.
Goudarzi M, Navabi J.
Ear Nose Throat J. 2011 Jun;90(6):E5-6.
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Initiation to the First Drug Use Among Substance-Dependent Persons in Iran.
Daneshmandan N, Narenjiha H, Tehrani K,  et al
Subst Use Misuse. 2011 Feb 24
Paper

Incarceration is a major risk factor for blood-borne infection among intravenous drug users:
Incarceration and blood borne infection among intravenous drug users.

Mir-Nasseri MM, Mohammadkhani A, Tavakkoli H, et al
Hepat Mon. 2011 Jan 1;11(1):19-22.
Abstract

An Outbreak of Shigellosis due to Shigella flexneri Serotype 3a in a Prison in Iran.
Ranjbar R, Hosseini MJ, Kaffashian AR, Farshad S.

Arch Iran Med
. 2010 Sep;13(5):413-6.
Abstract

A qualitative inquiry into methadone maintenance treatment for opioid-dependent
prisoners in Tehran, Iran.
Zamani S, Farnia M, Tavakoli S, et al

Int J Drug Policy
. 2010 May;21(3):167-72.
Abstract

Prevalence and Correlates of HIV Infection Among Male Injection Drug Users
in Detention in Tehran, Iran.

Kheirandish P, Seyedalinaghi SA, Hosseini M,
 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2010 Feb;53(2):273-275.
Abstract


Iraq
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Trend of HIV/AIDS Prevalence and Related Interventions Administered in Prisons of Iran -13 Years' Experience.
Shahbazi M, Farnia M, Rahmani K, Moradi G.

Iran J Public Health
. 2014 Apr;43(4):471-9.
Paper

Outcome assessment of a triangular clinic as a harm reduction intervention in Rajaee-Shahr Prison, Iran.
Asl RT, Eshrati B, Dell CA,  et al

Harm Reduct J
. 2013 Dec 26;10(1):41
Abstract

Israel
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Lifetime History of Suicidal Ideation and Attempts Among Incarcerated Women in Israel.
Chen G, Gueta K.

 Psychol Trauma
. 2017 Apr 13.
Abstract

Nurses Teaching Prison Officers: A Workshop to Reduce the Stigmatization of Prison Inmates With Mental Illness.
Melnikov S, Elyan-Antar T, Schor R,  et al

Perspect Psychiatr Care
. 2016 May 20.
Abstract

Methadone treatment, bruxism, and temporomandibular disorders among male prisoners.
Enguelberg-Gabbay JV, Schapir L, et al
Eur J Oral Sci. 2016 Apr 4.
Abstract

HIV and HCV prevalence and incarceration-related risks among injecting drug users in three West Bank governorates.
Štulhofer A, Jwehan I, AbuRabie R.

AIDS Care
. 2016 Mar 2:1-7.
Abstract

Sheltered women's perceptions of their abusive marital relationship: Conflictual themes of dominance and submissiveness.
Sommerfeld E, Shechory Bitton M.

Health Care Women Int
. 2015  Dec 2
Abstract

Pastoral Group Counselling at a High Security Prison in Israel: Integrating Pierre Janet's Psychological Analysis with Fritz Perls' Gestalt Therapy.
Brown P, Brown M.

J Pastoral Care Counsel
. 2015 Mar;69(1):40-5.
Abstract

Child abuse, drug addiction and mental health problems of incarcerated women in Israel.
Chen G, Gueta K.

Int J Law Psychiatry
.
2015 Feb 3.

Abstract

Tuberculosis Beijing strain outbreak in an Israeli Arab rural community linked to an incarcerated immigrant.
Bishara H, Rorman E, Mor Z,  et al
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 Dec;18(12):1502-4
Abstract

From violence to hope: the construction of professional knowledge in treating imprisoned male batterers in Israel.
Enosh G, Buchbinder E, Shafir O.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Oct;58(10):1205-29.
Abstract

Use of vaccination in a large outbreak of primary varicella in a detention setting for African immigrants.
Haas EJ, Dukhan L, Goldstein L,  et al
 
Int Health
. 2014 Mar 28.
Abstract

Recidivism Among Licensed-Released Prisoners Who Participated in the EM Program in Israel.
Shoham E, Yehosha-Stern S, Efodi R.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2014 Feb 7
Abstract

From Violence to Hope: The Construction of Professional Knowledge in Treating Imprisoned Male Batterers in Israel.
Enosh G, Buchbinder E, Shafir O.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Aug 8
Abstract

From the "Greenhouse" to Reality: Challenges Faced by Graduates of In-Prison Batterers Intervention Program.
Enosh G, Buchbinder E, Smith LN, Shafir O.
J Interpers Violence. 2012 Oct 15.
Abstract

A Warm Touch in a Cold Cell: Inmates' Views on Conjugal Visits in a Maximum-Security Women's Prison in Israel.
Einat T, Rabinovitz S.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 Oct 15
Abstract

The Practice of Positive Criminology: A Vipassana Course in Prison.
Ronel N, Frid N, Timor U.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2011 Nov 17.
Abstract

Treatment of sex offenders in Israeli prison settings.
Birger M, Bergman-Levy T, Asman O.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 2011;39(1):100-3
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The proper place for the committer of a crime is prison custody not psychiatric
hospital inpatient care.

Bauer A, Chernes Y.
Isr Med Assoc J. 2010 Oct;12(10):633-4. 
Paper


Lebanon
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Torture and Long-Term Health Effects Among Lebanese Female Political Prisoners.
Ghaddar A, Elsouri G, Abboud Z.

J Interpers Violence
. 2014 Nov 6.
Abstract

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Prevalence of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B
and hepatitis C and risk factors in prisoners in Lebanon.

Mahfoud Z, Kassak K, Kreidieh K,et al
 
J Infect Dev Ctries. 2010 Mar 29;4(3):144-9.
Paper


Pakistan
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Polymorphisms in dopaminergic system genes; association with criminal behavior and self-reported aggression in violent prison inmates from Pakistan.
Qadeer
MI, Amar A, Mann JJ, Hasnain S. 

PLoS One
. 2017 Jun 5;12(6):e0173571
Papers

Risk factors and prevalence of tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus,
syphilis, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus among prisoners in Pakistan.
Kazi AM, Shah SA, Jenkins CA,
et al
Int J Infect Dis. 2010 Feb 26.
Abstract


Palestine
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Dispositional and situational coping and mental health among Palestinian political ex-prisoners.
Punamaki RL, Salo J, Komproe I, et al 

Anxiety Stress Coping
. 2008 Oct;21(4):337-58.

Abstract

Saudi Arabia
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Chlamydia trachomatis infection among female inmates at Briman prison in Saudi Arabia.
Fageeh W, Badawood S, Al Thagafi H,  et al

BMC Public Health
. 2014 Mar 20;14(1):267
Paper

United Arab Emirates
 

            Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Validation of the alcohol use identification test in a prison sample living in
the Arabian Gulf region.

AlMarri TS, Oei TP, Amir T.

Subst Use Misuse
. 2009;44(14):2001-13.
Abstract


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