Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry [Hardcover]

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.

This book covers models as well as ethical issues in psychiatric healthcare in prisons in several countries. It comes as recent surveys demonstrate the rising prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners, and suggests models for good practice in the field.

Introduction; Prison Psychiatry (Norbert Konrad).- Ethics within the Prison System (Helmut Poll?hne).- Ethical Issues in Correctional Psychiatry in the United States (Henry Dlugacz Julie Y. Low, Christopher Wimmer and Lisa Knox).- The Evolution of Punishment and Incarceration (George B. Palermo).- Forensic Research With The Mentally Disordered Offender (Julio Arboleda-Fl?rez and? David Weisstub).- Special problems in different countries.- Ethical issues in Australian prison psychiatry (Danny Sullivan).- Penitentiary mental health care in Belgium (Paul Cosyns and Kris Goethals).- Ethical Issues in Prison Psychiatry: Forensic mental health care in Brazil (Jos? G. V. Taborda, Lisieux E. de B. Telles, Maur?cilc(