Examining the role of healthcare professionals in the use of solitary confinement

Examining the role of healthcare professionals in the use of solitary confinement

Cyrus Ahalt and colleagues explore the conflicting responsibilities of healthcare professionals involved in solitary confinement, a correctional practice that persists in prisons around the world despite a growing body of evidence describing its harmful effects

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ (Online) 2017-10, Vol.359, p.j4657
Hauptverfasser: Ahalt, Cyrus, Rothman, Alex, Williams, Brie A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Female
Global Health
Health Personnel - organization & administration
Humans
Male
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - etiology
Mental Disorders - physiopathology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Needs Assessment
Physicians
Prisoners - psychology
Prisons
Prisons - statistics & numerical data
Punishment - psychology
Risk Assessment
Role
Social Isolation - psychology
Solitary confinement
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Time Factors
Torture
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Zusammenfassung:Cyrus Ahalt and colleagues explore the conflicting responsibilities of healthcare professionals involved in solitary confinement, a correctional practice that persists in prisons around the world despite a growing body of evidence describing its harmful effects
ISSN:0959-8138
1756-1833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.j4657