Prisoners - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: A pilot study of South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who had been incarcerated in Vietnamese reeducation camps and resettled in the United States disclosed significant mental health problems associated with torture and traumatic head ... Read more...

Social factors and forensic psychiatry in India.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Forensic psychiatry is a psychiatric specialty yet to be recognized in many countries. This review evaluates the current status and practice of forensic psychiatry in India and the impact of social factors as they relate to this ... Read more...

Forensic psychiatry in north Africa.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This is the first review of literature regarding forensic psychiatry in north Africa that analyzes diversity of practice in this region of the world and its impact on mental health patients dealing with the judicial system. RECENT ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prisoners - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Brain structural abnormalities and mental health sequelae in South Vietnamese ex-political detainees who survived traumatic head injury and torture. 30 Oct 2009
• New models of collaboration between criminal justice and mental health systems. 30 Oct 2009
• Social factors and forensic psychiatry in India. 30 Aug 2009
• Forensic psychiatry in north Africa. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment and management of dangerous and severe personality disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Women prisoners: health issues and nursing implications. 30 Aug 2009
• Psychiatric symptoms among juveniles incarcerated in adult prison. 30 Jul 2009
• Attention moderates the processing of inhibitory information in primary psychopathy. 30 Jul 2009
• The contraceptive needs of incarcerated women. 30 Jul 2009
• A compassionate approach. 30 Jul 2009
• Should dying prisoners be given their freedom for a more dignified end? 30 Jul 2009
• The distillation of "VISCI": towards a better identification of suicidal inmates. 30 Jul 2009
• Juvenile suicide in confinement--findings from the first national survey. 30 Jul 2009
• Community outcomes of mentally disordered homicide offenders in Victoria. 30 Jul 2009
• Correlations among self-esteem, aggression, adverse childhood experiences and depression in inmates of a female juvenile correctional facility in Japan. 30 Jul 2009
• Evaluation of a neuropsychological screen in an incarcerated population. 30 Jul 2009
• Current situation and future tasks for psychiatric services in Japanese prisons. 30 Jul 2009
• The insidious problem inside: mental health problems of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in custody. 30 Jul 2009
• Fathering by partner-abusive men: attitudes on children's exposure to interparental conflict and risk factors for child abuse. 30 Jul 2009
• [Penrose's law: reality or fiction? Mental health system and the size of prison population - international overview] 10 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Prisoners'

Descriptor UI: D011329

Alternative terms: Prisoners; Prisoner; Hostages; Hostage;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; education; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: M01.729;

History Note: 74(73)

Technical Notes: differentiate from CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; X ref HOSTAGES: coord with VIOLENCE only if particularly discussed