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Seroconversion Risk Perception Among Jail Populations: A Call for Gender-Specific HIV Prevention Programming
This study examines barriers to the effective delivery of these services and evaluates differences in risk perception among nearly 600 female and male inmates. The results underscore gender differences in Perceived Risk of Seroconversion and Exposure to HIV Education, suggesting that jails should implement gender-specific HIV prevention programming. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Alarid, L. F., Hahl, J. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

HIV Prevention and Education in State Prison Systems: An Update
The prevalence rate of HIV infection in jails and prisons is approximately 5 times the rate in the U. S. general population. The authors surveyed state prison officials to assess HIV testing and HIV prevention policies—specifically voluntary testing, group HIV prevention counseling, and peer education—in the 50 states and to determine whether those policies are associated with the characteristics of the state and its prison population. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Lyons, T., Osunkoya, E., Anguh, I., Adefuye, A., Balogun, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Prescribing in Prison: Minimizing Psychotropic Drug Diversion in Correctional Practice
This article provides an introduction to prescription drug use, abuse, and diversion in the correctional setting, including systems issues in prescribing, commonly abused prescription medications, motivation for and detection of prescription drug abuse, and the use of laboratory monitoring. By understanding the personal and systemic factors that affect prescribing habits, the clinician can develop a more rewarding correctional practice and improve care for inmates with mental illness. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Pilkinton, P. D., Pilkinton, J. C. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Society of Correctional Physicians Calls for Caution Placing Mentally Ill in Segregation: An Important Band-Aid
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 2014 Category: Health Management Authors: Stern, M. F. Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - March 21, 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 - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research

Voluntary STD Testing and Treatment Program at a Metropolitan Correctional Facility: Evaluation of Test Acceptability and Associated Risk Factors
This study discusses a voluntary STD screening and treatment program developed at the Douglas County (Nebraska) Department of Corrections where student volunteers interviewed, screened, and educated 456 inmates. Inmate urine samples and interview responses about risk behaviors and motivators for participation in the screening program were analyzed. The results support the ongoing project method to screen and treat inmates in the community correctional facility. Risk factor analysis suggests that targeted testing and treatment efforts may have a role in providing cost-effective care for STD among the incarcerated population...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Brown, C. K., Earley, M., Shaikh, R., Fickenscher, J., Ott, J., Person, A., Islam, K. M. M., Simonsen, K., Sandkovsky, U., Kaiser, K. L., Foxall, M., Margalit, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The ROC Program: Accelerated Restoration of Competency in a Jail Setting
In 29 months of operation, the restoration of competency (ROC) program provided treatment services to 192 incompetent to stand trial patients in a jail setting. The ROC restored competency for 55% of the patients in an average of 57 days compared to the state hospital average of 180 days. The average cost of treatment/restoration per admission was $15,568 compared to the state hospital average of $81,000. The ROC model accelerates needed treatment for mentally ill defendants, cuts demand for costly state hospital forensic beds, and assists jails in better managing inmates with severe psychiatric disorders—yielding ma...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Rice, K., Jennings, J. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Understanding the Domestic Rupture in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing Practice
This article will explore the contextual characteristics of psychiatric nursing practice in correctional settings, describe the alienating effects of this context on nursing practice, theorize nurses’ experience using Festinger’s theory on cognitive dissonance, and, finally, explore how some nurses engage in the reconstruction of their care to counter the effects of working in correctional settings. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Jacob, J. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Continued Detention Involvement and Adolescent Marijuana Use Trajectories
This study also highlights the importance of coordinating prevention/intervention programming for justice-involved youth once they are in the community. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Ewing, S. W. F., Schmiege, S. J., Bryan, A. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Cognitive and Academic Functioning of Juvenile Detainees: Implications for Correctional Populations and Public Health
This study assessed cognitive functioning among participants in the Northwestern Juvenile Project, a stratified random sample of 1,829 newly detained juveniles (10 to 18 years old) from Cook County, Illinois. The study examined receptive vocabulary, oral reading, arithmetic computation skills, and general intellectual abilities. The sample exhibited impaired overall intellectual functioning and deficits in all areas. Males performed more poorly than females. More than three quarters of males showed below average overall intellectual functioning, and 9 in 10 had below average receptive vocabulary skills. Hispanic and Africa...
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Lansing, A. E., Washburn, J. J., Abram, K. M., Thomas, U. C., Welty, L. J., Teplin, L. A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Assessing Conduct Disorder: A New Measurement Approach
This study finds that the DAS is a useful instrument in that it is easy to apply and has adequate psychometrics. (Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care)
Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Reavy, R., Stein, L. A. R., Quina, K., Paiva, A. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editor's Letter
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - December 17, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Miles, J. R. Tags: Editor ' s Letter Source Type: research

Call for Proposals: NCCHC Educational Conferences
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 27, 2013 Category: Health Management Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Journal of Correctional Health Care
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Source: Journal of Correctional Health Care - September 27, 2013 Category: Health Management Tags: Self-Study Program Source Type: research