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General Reports
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 

 

Psychiatry and the dying prisoner.
Hanson A.

Int Rev Psychiatry
. 2016 Sep 26:
Abstract

Do NCCHC Dental Standards Have Any Teeth?
Douds AS, Ahlin EM.
J Correct Health Care. 2016 Jul;22(3):180-8.
Abstract

All new prisoners should receive nurse-supervised assessments.
Kendall-Raynor P
.
Nurs Stand
.
2016 May 25;30(39):11.
Abstract

Better Prescribing in Correctional Facilities.
Tamburello AC, Ferguson E.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2016;27(2A):29-3
Abstract

Ethical and Social Issues in Health Research Involving Incarcerated People.
Coughlin SS, Lewis SR, Smith SA.

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2016;27(2A):18-28

Abstract

Federal Bureau of Prisons clinical pharmacy program improves patient A1C.
Bingham JT, Mallette JJ.

J Am Pharm Assoc (2
003)
. 2016 Mar-Apr;56(2):173-7
Abstract

Perioperative Care of Prisoners: Providing Safe Care.
Smith FD.
AORN J. 2016 Mar;103(3):282-8
Abstract

Redesigning Racial Caste in America via Mass Incarceration.
Graff G.
J Psychohist. 2015 Fall;43(2):120-33.
Abstract

Mass imprisonment and the life course revisited: Cumulative years spent imprisoned and marked for working-age black and white men.
Patterson EJ, Wildeman C.
Soc Sci Res. 2015 Sep;53:325-37.
Abstract

The association of adverse childhood experiences with mid-life depressive symptoms and quality of life among incarcerated males: exploring multiple mediation.
Skarupski KA, Parisi JM, Thorpe R, et al

Aging Ment Health
. 2015 Apr 21:1-12
Abstract

Changes in Smoking-Related Symptoms during Enforced Abstinence of Incarceration.
Clarke JG, Martin SA, Martin RA, et al

J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2015;26(1):106-18
Abstract

Decarceration of US. Jails and prisons: where will persons with serious mental illness go?
Lamb HR, Weinberger LE.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 2014;42(4):489-94.
Abstract

Racial Disparities in Incarceration Increase Acceptance of Punitive Policies.
Hetey RC, Eberhardt JL
.
Psychol Sci
. 2014 Aug 5.
Abstract

Prescribing in prison: minimizing psychotropic drug diversion in correctional practice.
Pilkinton PD, Pilkinton JC.

J Correct Health Care
. 2014 Apr;20(2):95-104.
Abstract

The Effect of Incarceration on Adult Male BMI Trajectories, United States, 1981-2006.
Houle B.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2014 Mar;1(1):21-28.
Abstract

Coverage expansion and the criminal justice-involved population: implications for plans and service connectivity.
Boutwell AE, Freedman J.

Health Aff (Millwood)
. 2014 Mar;33(3):482-6.
Abstract
 

Medicaid Policies and Practices in US State Prison Systems.
Rosen DL, Dumont DM, Cislo AM,  et al

Am J Public Health
. 2014 Jan 16
Abstract

Nurse Researchers in Corrections: A Qualitative Study.
Ferszt GG, Hickey J.
J Forensic Nurs. 2013 October/December;9(4):200-206.
Abstract

Rumble over jailhouse healthcare. As states broaden outsourcing to private vendors, critics question quality of care and cost savings
Kutscher B, Meyer H.
Mod Healthc. 2013 Sep 2;43(35):6-7, 16, 1.
Abstract

Screening for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Short-Term Correctional Institutions: Summary of Evidence Reviewed for the 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines.
Spaulding AC, Miller J, Trigg B.et al
Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Sep;40(9):679-684
Abstract

Challenges and solutions for conducting research in correctional settings: The U.S. experience.
Cislo AM, Trestman R.
Int J Law Psychiatry. 2013 May-Aug;36(3-4):304-10.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Health effects of the Federal Bureau of Prisons tobacco ban.
Martin SA, Celli BR, Difranza JR, et al
BMC Pulm Med
. 2012 Oct 15;12(1):64
Paper

Disease Prevalence and Use of Health Care among a National Sample of Black and White Male State Prisoners.
Rosen DL, Hammond WP, Wohl DA, Golin CE.
J Health Care Poor Underserved
. 2012;23(1):254-72.
Abstract

Race and imprisonments: vigilante violence, minority threat, and racial politics.
Jacobs D, Malone C, Iles G.
Sociol Q. 2012;53(2):166-87.
Abstract

Prevalence of ADHD and its subtypes in male and female adult prison inmates.
Cahill BS, Coolidge FL, Segal DL,  et al
Behav Sci Law
. 2012 Mar;30(2):154-66.
Abstract

Imaging correctional facility patients.
Rarey L.
Radiol Technol. 2011 May-Jun;82(5):447-63.
Abstract

A review of quality measures used by state and federal prisons.
Damberg CL, Shaw R, Teleki SS, Hiatt L, Asch SM.
J Correct Health Care. 2011 Apr;17(2):122-37.
Abstract

FULL TEXT ARTICLE
Physicians in US Prisons in the Era of Mass Incarceration
Allen SA, Wakeman SE, Cohen RL, Rich JD.

Int
J Prison Health. 2010 Dec 1;6(3):100-106.
Paper

Condom Use Among Sterilized and Nonsterilized Women in County Jail and Residential Treatment Centers.
Pruitt SL, von Sternberg K, Velasquez MM, Mullen PD. |
Womens Health Issues
. 2010 Sep 28
Abstract

 

    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters

 
´Degradation Citizenship´: the lived experience of prison and return to the community in a U.S. setting
L. Kuester, E. Drucker, A. Fletcher, T. Rhodes
(XX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

ADHD
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Treating ADHD in Prison: Focus on Alpha-2 Agonists (Clonidine and Guanfacine).
Mattes JA
.  
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
.
2016 Jun;44(2):151-7.

Abstract

Mental Health
           

  
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
The Practice of Electroconvulsive Therapy in US Correctional Facilities: A Nationwide Survey.
Surya S, McCall WV, Iltis AS, et al
J ECT. 2015 Jul 29.
Abstract

Correctional Officers and the Incarcerated Mentally Ill: Responses to Psychiatric Illness in Prison.
Galanek JD.

Med Anthropol Q
. 2014 Sep 15
Abstract

Criminal thinking styles among people with serious mental illness in jail.
Wilson AB, Farkas K, Ishler KJ,  et al
Law Hum Behav
. 2014 Apr 7
Abstract

Social support among releasing men prisoners with lifetime trauma experiences.
Pettus-Davis C
.
Int J Law Psychiatry
.
2014 Mar 22.
Abstract

A Factor Mixture Model Approach to Elaborating on Offender Mental Health Classification With the MMPI-2-RF.
Sellbom M.
J Pers Assess. 2013 Oct 22.
Abstract

Major Mental Illness and Violence History as Predictors of Institutional Misconduct and Recidivism: Main and Interaction Effects.
Walters GD, Crawford G.
Law Hum Behav. 2013 Oct 14.

Abstract

Efficacy and Process of Cognitive Bibliotherapy for the Treatment of Depression in Jail and Prison Inmates.
Pardini J, Scogin F, Schriver J,  et al

Psychol Serv
. 2013 Jul 8.
Abstract

Dual agency and ethics conflicts in correctional practice: sources and solutions.
Cervantes AN, Hanson A.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 2013;41(1):72-8.
Abstract

Stress management techniques in the prison setting.
Kristofersson GK, Kaas MJ.
J Forensic Nurs. 2013 Apr-Jun;9(2):111-9.
Abstract

Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison.
Maschi T, Kwak J, Ko E, Morrissey MB.
Gerontologist. 2012 Jan 9
Abstract

Public policy and limits of diversion programs for reducing jail exposure of persons with serious
mental illness.

Fisher WH, Grudzinskas AJ, Roy-Bujnowski KM, Wolff N.
Psychiatr Serv. 2011 Dec 1;62(12):1503-5.
Abstract

Trauma and life event stressors among young and older adult prisoners.

Maschi T, Gibson S, Zgoba KM,  et al
J  Correct Health Care. 2011 Apr;17(2):160-72.
Abstract

Effect of Mental Health Courts on Arrests and Jail Days: A Multisite Study.
Steadman HJ, Redlich A, Callahan L, et al

Arch Gen Psychiatry
. 2010 Oct 4.
Abstract

Psychiatric disorders in women prisoners who have engaged in near-lethal self-harm:
case-control study.

Marzano L, Fazel S, Rivlin A, Hawton K.

Br J Psychiatry
. 2010 Sep;197(3):219-26.
Abstract

Understanding psychopathy through an evaluation of interpersonal behavior: testing the factor structure of the interpersonal measure of psychopathy in a large sample of jail detainees.
Vitacco MJ, Kosson DS.

Psychol Assess
. 2010 Sep;22(3):638-49.
Abstract
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Perceived coercion among jail diversion participants in a multisite study.
Cusack KJ, Steadman HJ, Herring AH.
 
Psychiatr Serv
. 2010 Sep;61(9):911-6.
Paper

Psychotropic medication adherence in correctional facilities: a review of the literature.
Shelton D, Ehret MJ, Wakai S, et al.

J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
. 2010 Sep;17(7):603-13.
Abstract
 
Effect of increased private share of inpatient psychiatric resources on jail population growth: Evidence from the United States.
Yoon J.
Soc Sci Med. 2010 Aug 5
Abstract

 

HIV Infection/Disease
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
State Laws Governing HIV Testing in Correctional Settings.
Tarver BA, Sewell J, Oussayef N.

J Correct Health Care
. 2016 Jan;22(1):28-40.
Abstract

Opt-out HIV testing in prison: informed and voluntary?
Rosen DL, Golin CE, Grodensky CA, et al

AIDS Care
. 2014 Dec 15:1-10.
Abstract

HIV Prevention and Education in State Prison Systems: An Update.
Lyons T, Osunkoya E, Anguh I,  et al

J Correct Health Care. 2014 Apr;20(2):105-15
Abstract

Survey Finds That Many Prisons And Jails Have Room To Improve HIV Testing And Coordination Of Postrelease Treatment.
Solomon L, Montague BT, Beckwith CG, et al

Health Aff (
Millwood)
. 2014 Mar;33(3):434-42.
Abstract

Jails, HIV Testing, and Linkage to Care Services: An Overview of the EnhanceLink Initiative.
Spaulding AC, Booker CA, Freeman SH,  

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Oct;17 Suppl 2:100-7
Abstract

Correctional facilities as partners in reducing HIV disparities.
Rich JD, DiClemente R, Levy J, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Jun 1;63 Suppl 1:S49-53
Abstract

HIV-Positive and in Jail: Race, Risk Factors, and Prior Access to Care.
Stein MS, Spaulding AC, Cunningham M, et al
AIDS Behav
. 2012 Oct 20
Abstract

Prevention Needs of HIV-Positive Men and Women Awaiting Release from Prison.
Catz SL, Thibodeau L, Bluespruce J, et al
AIDS Behav
. 2011 May 8.
Abstract

Strategies to enhance linkages between care for HIV/AIDS in jail and community settings.
Draine J, Ahuja D, Altice FL,  et al
AIDS Care
. 2011 Mar;23(3):366-77.
Abstract

Opportunities to diagnose, treat, and prevent HIV in the criminal justice system.
Beckwith CG, Zaller ND, Fu JJ,  et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
. 2010 Dec 1;55 Suppl 1:S49-55.
Abstract

 
    Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
Promoting HIV testing upon re-entry from U.S. jails/prisons: suggestions from Black men with a recent history of incarceration
S. Wallace, Y.M. Glasgow, R. Eliasonm, et a
l
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

Interruptions in antiretroviral therapy (ART) are common following release from jail
R. Pollini, D. Lee, K. Saragosa, et al
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

The high prevalence of incarceration among black men who have sex with men (BMSM): associations and implications
R. Brewer, M. Magnus, L. Wang
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract

HIV prevention and treatment in prisons and affected communities: a global comparison
R. Valadéz , N. Schaefer
(XIX International AIDS Conference)
Abstract


Hepatitis B
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Viral Hepatitis in Incarcerated Adults: A Medical and Public Health Concern.
Hunt DR, Saab S.

Am J Gastroenterol
. 2009 Feb 24
Abstract

Hepatitis C
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Viral Hepatitis in Incarcerated Adults: A Medical and Public Health Concern.
Hunt DR, Saab S.

Am J Gastroenterol
. 2009 Feb 24
Abstract
 
Treating hepatitis C in the prison population is cost-saving.
Tan JA, Joseph TA, Saab S.
Hepatology. 2008 Jul 16.
Abstract
 
Reconsidering the public health failings of the criminal justice system: A reflection on the caseof Scott Oritiz.
Kerr T.
 
Harm Reduct J.
2006 Aug 15;3(1):2
Abstract
 
FULL TEXT PDF ARTICLE
The Case of Scott Ortiz: A clash between criminal justice and public health.
Venters HD, Razvi AM, Tobia MS, Drucker E.
Harm Reduct J. 2006 Jul 24;3(1):21

Paper

Tuberculosis
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Use of Telemedicine for Management of Diabetes in Correctional Facilities.
Kassar K, Roe C, Desimone M.

Telemed J E Health
. 2016 May 25.

Abstract

Diabetes
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Use of Telemedicine for Management of Diabetes in Correctional Facilities.
Kassar K, Roe C, Desimone M.
T
elemed J E Health
. 2016 May 25.

Abstract

Mental Health
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
First-episode psychosis in the criminal justice system: identifying a critical intercept for early intervention.
Ford E.

Harv Rev Psychiatry
. 2015 May-Jun;23(3):167-75
Abstract

Correctional mental health in the USA.
A Dlugacz H.
Int J Prison Health. 2014 Mar 12;10(1):3-26.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Callous and Cruel     Use of Force against Inmates with Mental Disabilities in US Jails and Prisons
Human Rights Watch, 5/12/15
Paper

Development of an assessment of functioning scale for prison environments.
Shelton D, Wakai S.

Issues Ment Health Nurs
. 2015 Jan;36(1):60-7.
Abstract

A Pilot Test of the CM-GAF among Offenders with Mental Disorders.
Shelton D, Wakai S.

Issues Ment Health Nurs
. 2015 Jan;36(1):68-73.

Abstract

Decarceration of US. Jails and prisons: where will persons with serious mental illness go?
Lamb HR, Weinberger LE.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 2014;42(4):489-94.
Abstract

Prevalence of Mental Illnesses in U.S. State Prisons: A Systematic Review.
Prins SJ.

Psychiatr Serv
. 2014 Apr 1.
Abstract

Exploring clinical and personality characteristics of adult male internet-only child pornography offenders.
Magaletta PR, Faust E, Bickart W, McLearen AM.

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol
.
2014 Feb;58(2):137-53.
Abstract

Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Technique on Trait Anxiety: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Orme-Johnson DW, Barnes VA.

J Altern Complement Med
. 2013 Oct 9

Abstract

How People With Serious Mental Illness Seek Help After Leaving Jail.
Blank Wilson A.

Qual Health Res
. 2013 Oct
Abstract

Psychiatric correlates of past incarceration in the national co-morbidity study replication.
Greenberg GA, Rosenheck RA.

Crim Behav Ment Health
. 2013 Jul 23.|
Abstract

The Cultural Construction of Mental Illness in Prison: A Perfect Storm of Pathology.
Galanek JD.
Cult Med Psychiatry
. 2012 Dec 2.
Abstract

Relative Contributions of Gender and Traumatic Life Experience to the Prediction of Mental Disorders in a Sample of Incarcerated Offenders.
Gunter TD, Chibnall JT, Antoniak SK, et al
Behav Sci Law. 2012 Sep 19
Abstract

Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison.
Maschi T, Kwak J, Ko E, Morrissey MB.
Gerontologist. 2012 Jan 9
Abstract

Effects of a discharge planning program on Medicaid coverage of state prisoners with serious mental illness.
Wenzlow AT, Ireys HT, Mann B, I, et al
Psychiatr Serv
. 2011 Jan;62(1):73-8
Abstract

Screening for Malingering/Exaggeration of Psychiatric Symptomatology in Prison Inmates Using the PICTS Confusion and Infrequency Scales
Walters GD.
J Forensic Sci
. 2011 Jan 6
Abstract

Addressing the Challenge of Community Reentry Among Released Inmates with Serious Mental Illness.
Baillargeon J, Hoge SK, Penn JV.

Am J Community Psychol
. 2010 Sep 24
Abstract

 

Substance Use
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
A randomized, open label trial of methadone continuation versus forced withdrawal in a combined US prison and jail: Findings at 12 months post-release.
Brinkley-Rubinstein L, McKenzie M, Macmadu A, et al 

Drug Alcohol Depend
. 2018 Jan 31;184:57-63
Abstract

Childhood Adversities and Substance Misuse Among the Incarcerated: Implications for Treatment and Practice in Correctional Settings.
Marotta PL.

Subst Use Misuse
. 2017 May 12;52(6):717-733.
Abstract

Addressing excess risk of overdose among recently incarcerated people in the USA: harm reduction interventions in correctional settings.
Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Cloud DH, et al

Int J Prison Health
. 2017 Mar 13;13(1):25-31.
Abstract

The UNCOPE: An Effective Brief Screen for DSM-5 Substance Use Disorders in Correctional Settings.
Proctor SL, Hoffmann NG.

Psychol Addict Behav
.
2016 May 2

Abstract

Examining the Impact of Prior Criminal Justice History on 2-Year Recidivism Rates: A Comparison of Drug Court Participants and Program Referrals.
Shannon LM, Jackson Jones A, et al
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2016 Apr 28.
Abstract

A Qualitative Inquiry About Pruno, an Illicit Alcoholic Beverage Linked to Botulism Outbreaks in United States Prisons.
Walters MS, Sreenivasan N, Person B,  et al
 
Am J Public Health
. 2015 Sep 17:
Abstract

Methadone continuation versus forced withdrawal on incarceration in a combined US prison and jail: a randomised, open-label trial.
Rich JD, McKenzie M, Larney S, et al

Lancet
. 2015 May 28. pii: S0140-6736(14)62338-2.
Abstract

Prison Meditation Movements and Mass Incarceration.
Lyons T, Cantrell WD.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2015 May 4.

Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Emotion Dysregulation, and Aggressive Behavior among Incarcerated Methamphetamine Users.
Wahlstrom LC, Scott JP, Tuliao AP, et al

 J Dual Diagn
. 2015 Mar 17:0.
Abstract

Breaking the addictive cycle of the system: improving US criminal justice practices to address substance use disorders
Kopak AM.
Int J Prison Health. 2015;11(1):4-16
Abstract

Implementation and effectiveness of integrated trauma and addiction treatment for incarcerated men.
Wolff N, Huening J, Shi J, et
 al
J Anxiety Disord
. 2015 Jan 9;30C:66-80.
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Prison tobacco control policies and deaths from smoking in United States prisons: population based retrospective analysis.
Binswanger IA, Carson EA, Krueger PM, et al
BMJ. 2014 Aug 5;349:g4542.
Paper

Association of Recent Incarceration With Traumatic Injury, Substance Use-Related Health Consequences, and Health Care Utilization.
Redmond N, Hicks LS, Cheng DM,  et al
J Addict Med
. 2013 Dec 20.
Abstract

Treating substance use disorders in the criminal justice system.
Belenko S, Hiller M, Hamilton L.

Curr Psychiatry Re
p
. 2013 Nov;15(11):414.
Abstract

Contribution of Substance Use Disorders on HIV Treatment Outcomes and Antiretroviral Medication Adherence Among HIV-Infected Persons Entering Jail.
Chitsaz E, Meyer JP, Krishnan A, Springer SA, et al

AIDS Behav
. 2013 Oct;17 Suppl 2:118-27. d
Abstract

Alcohol Use Disorder Diagnoses in the Criminal Justice System: An Analysis of the Compatibility of Current DSM-IV, Proposed DSM-5.0, and DSM-5.1 Diagnostic Criteria in a Correctional Sample.
Kopak AM, Metze AV, Hoffmann NG
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Apr 17
Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Overview of substance use disorders and incarceration of African American males.
Mukku VK, Benson TG, Alam F, et al 
Front Psychiatry. 2012;3:98.
Paper

Integrated services plus drug treatment as a system alternative to crime control and parole.
Danzer G.
Soc Work Public Health
. 2012 Nov;27(7):687-98.
Abstract

Medication-Assisted Treatment in Criminal Justice Agencies Affiliated with the Criminal Justice-Drug Abuse Treatment Studies (CJ-DATS): Availability, Barriers, and Intentions.
Friedmann PD, Hoskinson R, Gordon M,  et al
Subst Abus
. 2012 Jan;33(1):9-18.
Abstract

Medication-assisted Treatment Research with Criminal Justice Populations: Challenges of Implementation.
Gordon MS, Kinlock TW, Miller PM.
Behav Sci Law
. 2011 Nov;29(6):829-45

Abstract


Paternal incarceration and trajectories of marijuana and other illegal drug use from adolescence into young adulthood: evidence from longitudinal panels of males and females in the United States.
Roettger ME, Swisher RR, Kuhl DC, Chavez J.

Addiction
. 2010 Sep 28
Abstract

 
Smoking
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Smoke-Free Policies in U.S. Prisons and Jails: A Review of the Literature.
Kennedy SM, Davis SP, Thorne SL.

Nicotine Tob Res
. 2014 Dec 3. pii: ntu225

Abstract

The Relation Between Smoking Status and Medical Conditions Among Incarcerated Adults.
Parker DR, Fallone D, Martin RA,et al
J Addict Med. 2014 Feb 5.
Abstract


Older Persons
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Older and incarcerated: policy implications of aging prison populations.
Psick Z, Simon J, Brown R, Ahalt C.

Int J Prison Health
. 2017 Mar 13;13(1):57-63
Abstract

Growing Old Behind Bars: Health Profiles of the Older Male Inmate Population in the United States.
Nowotny KM, Cepeda A,
James-Hawkins L, Boardman JD.  

J Aging Health
. 2015 Nov 9.
Abstract

Bridging community and prison for older adults: invoking human rights and elder and intergenerational family justice.
Maschi T, Viola D, T Harrison M, et al
Int J Prison Health. 2014 Mar 12;10(1):55-73.
Abstract

A Method for Analyzing Changing Prison Populations: Explaining the Growth of the Elderly in Prison.
Luallen J, Kling R
Eval Rev. 2014 Jul 11.
Abstract

Paying the price: the pressing need for quality, cost, and outcomes data to improve correctional health care for older prisoners.
Ahalt C, Trestman RL, Rich JD,  et al
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Nov;61(11):2013-9.

Abstract


Immigrants
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Medical Advocacy on Behalf of Detained Immigrants.
Venters HD, Foote M, Keller AS.
 
J Immigr Minor Health
. 2010 Apr 29.

Abstract

Suicide/Suicide Ideation
 

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Single cells, segregated housing, and suicide in the New Jersey department of corrections.
Reeves R, Tamburello A.

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
. 2014;42(4):484-8.
Abstract

National Study of Jail Suicide: 20 Years Later.
Hayes LM.
J Correct Health Care. 2012 May 7
Abstract

Impact on prisoners of participating in research interviews related to near-lethal suicide attempts.
Rivlin A, Marzano L, Hawton K, Fazel S.
J Affect Disord. 2011 Oct 3.
Abstract

Suicide in Correctional Settings: Assessment, Prevention, and Professional Liability.
Knoll JL 4th.
 
J Correct Health Care
. 2010 May 12.
Abstract


Hospice
           

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Barriers associated with the implementation of an advance care planning program in a prison setting.
Sanders S, Stensland M, Dohrmann J,  et al

J Soc Work End Life Pallia
t Care
. 2014;10(4):322-37.
Abstract

To be Truly Alive: Motivation Among Prison Inmate Hospice Volunteers and the Transformative Process of End-of-Life Peer Care Service.
Cloyes KG, Rosenkranz SJ, Wold D, et al
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013 Sep 26
Abstract

Establishing hospice care for prison populations: an integrative review assessing the UK and USA perspective.
Stone K, Papadopoulos I, Kelly D.
Palliat Med
. 2011 Oct 12.
Abstract

 


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