Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

I. The Correctional Physician -- 1.Doctors, Patients, and the History of Correctional Medicine -- 2.Challenges of Improving Quality in the Correctional Setting -- 3.Interaction between Correctional Staff and Health Care Providers in the Delivery of Health Care -- 4.Medical Ethics and Correctional Health Care -- II. The Correctional Nurse -- 5.Correctional Nursing in Perspective -- 6.Nursing Primary Care -- 7.Nursing Chronic Care -- 8.Nursing Case Management -- 9.Nursing Emergency Services -- 10.Nursing Emergency Triage -- 11.Infirmary Nursing -- III. Medical Issues in Corrections -- 12.Intake Evaluations in Prisons and Jails -- 13.Chronic Disease Management -- 14.Sick Call as Triage -- 15.Infirmary Care -- 16.The Hospital Secure Unit -- IV. Infectious Diseases -- 17.Tuberculosis Screening -- 18.Tuberculosis in the Correctional Facility -- 19.Overview of STDs in Corrections Facilities -- 20.Epidemiology of Contagious and Infectious Diseases in Correctional Facilities -- 21.Overview of HIV Care -- 22.Use of Antiretroviral Agents in the Treatment of HIV -- 23.Hepatitis C in Corrections -- V. Women's Health Care -- 24.Care of the Pregnant Inmate -- 25.Women's Health Care in the Incarcerated Setting -- -- VI. Mental Health -- 26.Psychiatric Intake Screening -- 27.Mental Health Outpatient Services in Correctional Settings -- 28.Managing the Patient with an Acute Psychiatric Condition -- 29.Suicide Prevention in Correctional Facilities: An Overview -- 30.Psychiatric Nursing -- 31.Self-inflicted Injury -- VII. Public Health -- 32.Preventive Health Issues for Individuals in Jails and Prisons -- 33.The Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Abstinence Programs -- 34.Methadone in Corrections -- 35.Desmoteric Medicine and the Public Health -- 36.Mortality in Prisons and Jails -- 37.Annual Health Examinations -- VIII. Emergency Services -- 38.Emergency Medical Services -- 39.Trauma Care in Corrections -- 40.Emergency Mental Health Problems -- 41.Emergency Dental Problems in Corrections -- 42.Emergency Equipment Needs in Correctional Facilities -- 43.Emergency Triage -- IX. Special Issues in Corrections -- 44.Quality Improvement Through Care Management -- 45.Performance Measurement of Medical Care Programs -- 46.Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities -- 47.Care of the Impaired and Disabled -- 48.Special Problems of Health Services for Juvenile Justice Programs -- 49.Legal Considerations in the Delivery of Health Care Services in Prisons and Jails -- 50.Geriatric Care in Correctional Facilities -- 51.End of Life Care in Prisons and Jails.

Written and edited by 40 practitioners in prison systems and public health from all over the USA, this critically acclaimed text comprehensively covers the medical issues specific to the correctional setting-essential, practical information not available in other books. It explores all major areas of correctional medicine, from intake to hospice care-including clinical management of diseases common among the incarcerated, ethical concerns, organization of health services delivery, patient-provider relations, legal issues, and more. The 2nd Edition delivers completely new sections on nursing and emergency services in the correctional setting, as well as new chapters on hepatitis C, geriatric care, end-of-life care, telemedicine, and other timely subjects. Explores important topics including direct clinical care, chronic and infectious disease prevention and care, women's health in correctional facilities, alcohol and drug abuse, emergencies, nursing issues, dental care, juvenile care, preventive health issues, quality improvement, ethical and legal issues, and end-of-life care. Covers all major areas of mental health care, including suicide prevention, outpatient mental health programming, crisis intervention, and the behaviorally disordered patient. Offers chapters on sexually transmitted diseases and tuberculosis co-authored with representatives of the Centers for Disease Control, to provide reliable information on screening for these diseases consistent with national guidelines.