International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 3 Issue 4

Mental health in‐reach teams in English prisons: Aims, processes and impacts

Tom Ricketts, Charlie Brooker, Kim Dent‐Brown

Prisoners are at greater risk of developing mental health problems compared with people of a similar age and gender in the community. They are less likely to have their mental…

Saved by structure? The course of psychosis within a prison population

Eric Blaauw, Hendrik G. Roozen, Hjalmar G. C. Van Marle

About 4% of all prisoners can be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, but it is largely unknown how these prisoners function during imprisonment. The present study aimed to…

Conditions of detention and the deterioration of juveniles’ health: An evidence of ill‐treatment in Rio de Janeiro

Roberta Novis

This paper demonstrates that the health of juveniles in deprivation of liberty in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, deteriorates while in detention and that conditions of detention are the…

Supporting staff working with prisoners who self‐harm: A survey of support services for staff dealing with self‐harm in prisons in England and Wales

Lisa Marzano, Joanna R. Adler

Research has consistently shown that staff working with people who self‐harm tend to experience a range of anxieties and negative emotions. Very little has been written on the…