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Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry

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Editors:
  1. Norbert Konrad

    1. Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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  2. Birgit Völlm

    1. Section of Forensic Psychiatry, Division, University of Nottingham and Rampton Hos, Nottingham, United Kingdom

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  3. David N. Weisstub

    1. University of Montreal Fac. Medicine, Montreal, Canada

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  • Worldwide first book in this field
  • Overview of psychiatric healthcare in prison in different countries of the world discussing ethical issues arising in this area
  • Provision of guidelines concerning good practice in Prison Psychiatry
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine (LIME, volume 46)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Prison Psychiatry

      • Norbert Konrad
      Pages 3-20

    3. Ethics Within the Prison System

      • Helmut Pollähne
      Pages 21-48

    4. Ethical Issues in Correctional Psychiatry in the United States

      • Henry A. Dlugacz, Julie Y. Low, Christopher Wimmer, Lisa Knox
      Pages 49-75

    5. The Evolution of Punishment and Incarceration

      • George B. Palermo
      Pages 77-101

    6. Forensic Research with the Mentally Disordered Offender

      • Julio Arboleda-Flórez, David N. Weisstub
      Pages 103-122

  3. Special Problems in Different Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Ethical Issues in Australian Prison Psychiatry

      • Danny Sullivan
      Pages 125-143

    3. Penitentiary Mental Health Care in Belgium

      • Paul Cosyns, Kris Goethals
      Pages 145-151

    4. Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry: Forensic Mental Health Care in Brazil

      • Jose G. V. Taborda, Lisieux Elaine de Borba Telles, Helena Dias de Castro Bins
      Pages 153-161

    5. Psychiatric Treatment in the Detention Systems of Quebec: Trying to Merge Prison and Therapeutic Cultures

      • Marie-Hélène Régnier, Jean-Luc Dubreucq, Jean-Luc Dubreucq, Julie Duchaine, Jocelyn Aubut, Jocelyn Aubut
      Pages 163-180

    6. Ethical Issues in German Prison Psychiatry

      • Norbert Konrad
      Pages 181-192

    7. Mentally Ill Prisoners: Indian Perspective

      • Siva Nambi, Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan
      Pages 193-207

    8. Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry in Israel

      • Jacob Margolin, Moshe Birger, Eliezer Witztum, Eliezer Witztum
      Pages 209-225

    9. Current Status of Prison Psychiatry and Its Relationship with General Psychiatry in Japan

      • Yoji Nakatani, Osamu Kuroda
      Pages 227-247

    10. Overcrowded Prisons and Low Psychiatric Provision: The Situation of Mentally Ill Prisoners in Kenya

      • Muthoni Mathai, David M. Ndetai
      Pages 249-256

    11. Ethical Problems of Forensic and Prison Psychiatry in Latvia

      • Māris Taube
      Pages 257-268

    12. Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry in the Netherlands

      • E. D. M. Masthoff, B. H. (Erik) Bulten
      Pages 269-286

    13. Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry in România

      • Nicoleta Tătaru
      Pages 287-296
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Recent surveys demonstrate a high and possibly increasing prevalence of mental disorders in prisoners. They have an increased risk of suffering from a mental disorder that transcends countries and diagnoses. Ethical dilemmas in prison psychiatry arise from resource allocation and include issues of patient choice and autonomy in an inherently coercive environment. Ethical conflicts may arise from the dual role of forensic psychiatrists giving raise to tensions between patient care/protection of the public.This book describes models and ethical issues of psychiatric healthcare in prison in several countries. Relevant issues are: the professional medical role of a psychiatrist and/or psychotherapist working in prison, the involvement of psychiatrists in disciplinary or coercive measures; consent to treatment, the use of coercion in forcing a prisoner to undergo treatment, hunger strike, confidentiality. The book ends with consensus guidelines concerning good practice in Prison Psychiatry.

Reviews

“The book Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry is a comprehensive contribution to the subject, providing the reader with a rich analysis of the whole range of aspects that affect the ethical evaluation of the phenomenon. … The clear style makes it accessible to readers coming from many different disciplines—for scholars interested in the argument as well as for social theorists and medical and legal practitioners … .” (Luciana Caenazzo, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, Vol. 36, 2015)

“Editors and contributors of Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry have carefully laid out and discussed many issues that clearly cannot be ignored, whether by ethicists, scientist–practitioners, or policy makers seeking to improve the way we incapacitate, treat, and punish those who have serious difficulties adapting to social life and community laws. … Ican’t imagine any library that takes the work of prison treatment seriously that won’t have a copy of Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry as a sourcebook.” (J. Tyler Carpenter, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 59 (27), July, 2014)

“This book attempts to highlight the challenges unique to providing mental healthcare to populations of incarcerated individuals. The book is helpful for anyone interested in or participating in the treatment of mentally ill individuals in a correctional system, but it also may be enlightening for sociologists, criminologists, social workers, or anyone else invested in gaining a greater appreciation for the difficulties inherent in providing mental healthcare in a correctional institution. … This is a useful resource that is a welcome addition to my bookshelf.” (Steven T. Herron, Doody’s Book Reviews, January, 2014)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Forensic Psychiatry Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Norbert Konrad

  • Section of Forensic Psychiatry, Division, University of Nottingham and Rampton Hos, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    Birgit Völlm

  • University of Montreal Fac. Medicine, Montreal, Canada

    David N. Weisstub

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