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Screening Incarcerated Juveniles Using the MAYSI-2
The high prevalence of mental health disorders among incarcerated juveniles is a matter of national and global concern. Juvenile justice personnel need accurate screening measures that identify youth requiring immediate mental health services. The purpose of this study was threefold: (a) to examine the utility of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Version 2 (MAYSI-2) in identifying juveniles with mental health concerns in a large sample of juveniles (N = 4,009), (b) to provide data regarding rates of identified mental health needs in incarcerated youth, and (c) to provide descriptive comparisons to other studies...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Gilbert, A. L., Grande, T. L., Hallman, J., Underwood, L. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Reduction of Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms With Use of Clonidine in a County Jail
Increasingly, addicted inmates admitted to jail in New Mexico are in the process of opiate withdrawal. While the standard for opiate detoxification is a narcotic taper, correctional policy restricts opiate use for safety reasons. An alternative for withdrawal is a supportive intervention with clonidine, a non-opiate. Could clonidine be beneficial for acute opiate withdrawal symptoms in this population? Fifty-five inmates (37 male and 18 female) volunteered to participate in assessing clonidine for the reduction of withdrawal symptoms. Symptoms were assessed with the Subjective Opiate Withdrawal Scale and treated with a sta...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Fresquez-Chavez, K. R., Fogger, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Validation of a Brief Measure of Opioid Dependence: The Rapid Opioid Dependence Screen (RODS)
This study reports on the initial validation of the RODS among a sample of 97 newly incarcerated, HIV-positive individuals. Using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview as the primary measure of opioid dependence, the RODS showed good-to-strong sensitivity (.97), specificity (.76), positive predictive value (.69), and negative predictive value (.98), while concordance analysis revealed moderate diagnostic agreement ( = .67). Psychometric properties revealed strong internal consistency (α = .92) and inter-item correlations (.66 to .87). (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Wickersham, J. A., Azar, M. M., Cannon, C. M., Altice, F. L., Springer, S. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Road Not Taken: Substance Abuse Programming in the New York City Jail System
Substance abuse represents one of the most common diagnoses in jail settings and features prominently in the path into criminal justice involvement. In addition, substance abuse plays a major role in mortality, morbidity, and recidivism after release from jail. In 2008, a substance abuse treatment program was begun within the New York City jail system, the nation’s second largest. This program, A Road Not Taken (ARNT), works collaboratively with courts, security officials within the jail, and community programs to identify inmates who have substance abuse concerns and provide in-jail programming and coordination of t...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Selling, D., Lee, D., Solimo, A., Venters, H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - January 4, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research

An Education Intervention in an Incarcerated Population to Reduce the Occurrence of Infectious Skin Diseases
A study conducted at a Midwest county confinement center focused on detainees’ intention to wash their hands to prevent the spread of infectious skin diseases. Results of a qualitative interview and learning style inventory were used in conjunction with the theory of planned behavior to develop a Standard Precautions DVD to address hand washing, use of personal protective equipment while cleaning body fluids, and handling of laundry. A postintervention survey revealed significant knowledge-based learning among inmates. A regression model predicting behavioral intention (hand washing) with three predictor variables (a...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Swenty, C. F., Rowser, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Qualitative Analysis of Transgender Inmates' Correspondence: Implications for Departments of Correction
This article reviews 129 unsolicited letters from transgender inmates writing from 24 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons to identify their concerns. Among the letters reviewed were reports from 10 inmates who had filed lawsuits naming departments of correction (DOCs) as defendants, claiming inadequate access to transgender health care. Five of these lawsuits have gone to trial. In all of those cases, the defendant settled the matter or was found liable as of the time of this report. Claims of inadequate care for transgendered patients that have sufficient merit to be fully litigated in U.S. courts appear likely to pr...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Brown, G. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Tool for Tracking and Assessing Chronic Illness Care in Prison (ACIC-P)
Chronic disease care is being transformed in correctional settings, given an aging inmate population, ongoing quality improvement efforts, litigation, and rising costs. The Chronic Care Model, established for chronic disease care in the community, might be a suitable framework to transform chronic disease care in prison, but it has not been systematically adapted for the correctional health care setting. We employed cognitive interviewing to adapt an extant survey used to measure the delivery of chronic illness care in the community, Assessment of Chronic Illness Care, for a prison setting. Results from the cognitive inter...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Wang, E. A., Aminawung, J. A., Ferguson, W., Trestman, R., Wagner, E. H., Bova, C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Coronary Artery Disease in Offender Populations: Incarceration as a Risk Factor and a Point of Intervention
This article reviews the relationship between criminal offending and CAD, with a particular emphasis on incarcerated populations. Existing research supports this link, with incarceration demonstrating substantial associations with numerous cardiac risk factors, development of cardiac problems, and cardiovascular disease mortality. Comprehensive multicomponent prevention programs, while often available in the community, have received little research attention in prison settings. In addition to clarifying the relationship between incarceration and heart disease, this article reviews various treatment and management responses...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Donahue, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Challenges With Controlling Varicella in Prison Settings: Experience of California, 2010 to 2011
This article describes the epidemiology of varicella in one state prison in California during 2010 and 2011, control measures implemented, and associated costs. Eleven varicella cases were reported, of which nine were associated with two outbreaks. One outbreak consisted of three cases and the second consisted of six cases with two generations of spread. Among exposed inmates serologically tested, 98% (643/656) were varicella-zoster virus seropositive. The outbreaks resulted in > 1,000 inmates exposed, 444 staff exposures, and > $160,000 in costs. The authors documented the challenges and costs associated with contro...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Leung, J., Lopez, A. S., Tootell, E., Baumrind, N., Mohle-Boetani, J., Leistikow, B., Harriman, K. H., Preas, C. P., Cosentino, G., Bialek, S. R., Marin, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Comparison of Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Among Young and Older Adult Prisoners
This study estimates the prevalence of, and compares the risk factors for, hepatitis C in young (< 25 years) and older (≥ 25 years) prisoners with a history of injection drug use. Participants were 677 sentenced prisoners in Queensland, Australia, with a lifetime history of injection drug use, recruited in the 6 weeks prior to release from custody. The prevalence of hepatitis C exposure was significantly lower in young prisoners than in older prisoners (20.7% vs. 29.4%, p = .03). Risk factors for hepatitis C varied between young and older prisoners. Young people who inject drugs and who have had shorter time at risk ...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: van Dooren, K., Kinner, S. A., Hellard, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Traumatic Brain Injury and Early Life Experiences Among Men and Women in a Prison Population
This study examined the proportion of men and women reporting previous traumatic brain injury (TBI) in an Ontario (Canada) prison sample by demographic characteristics; adverse life experiences; and criminal, drug, and alcohol use history. Using data from The Cost of Substance Abuse in Canada study based on a random sample from four Ontario prisons, this study found 50.4% of males and 38% of females reporting previous TBI. More TBIs occurred before the first crime for women than for men. Women with TBI experienced more early physical and sexual abuse than those without TBI. Additionally, this study shows high prevalence of...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Colantonio, A., Kim, H., Allen, S., Asbridge, M., Petgrave, J., Brochu, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 19, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - June 16, 2014 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research