Psychiatry in Prisons: A Comprehensive Handbook

By: Richard Taylor and Mark Morris and Gwen Adshead and Julian Walker and Simon Wilson and Ian Cumming and Donald Grubin and Seena Fazel and Andrew Forrester and Barbara Mcdermott and Ceri Evans and Charles Scott and Crystal Romilly and Danny Sullivan and David Crighton and David Ndegwa and Gabrielle Brown and Graham Towl and Huw Stone and James Tighe and Janet Parrott and Jessica Yakeley and John Podmore and Julie Withecomb and Kiriakos Xenitidis and Maria Fotiadou and Natalie Pyszora and Phil Brinded and Preeti Chhabra and Raj Dhar and Rebecca Milner and Tish Laing-Morton

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Synopsis: 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.