International Journal of Prisoner Health: Volume 7 Issue 4

Prison staff and the health promoting prison

Rachael Dixey, James Woodall

This paper aims to discuss some of the obstacles to implementing policy and strategy related to health promoting prisons. It focuses on the role of prison officers and raises…

Childhood maltreatment and mental disorders among Finnish prisoners

Päivi Viitanen, Heikki Vartiainen, Jorma Aarnio, Virpi von Gruenewaldt, Tomi Lintonen, Aino K. Mattila, Terhi Wuolijoki, Matti Joukamaa

In a health survey of Finnish prisoners in 2006, the authors aimed to study frequency and gender differences in childhood physical and sexual abuse, and the connections of…

Beyond reintegration: a framework for understanding ex‐prisoner health

Kate van Dooren, Fernanda Claudio, Stuart A. Kinner, Megan Williams

This paper proposes a framework to better understand ex‐prisoner health, and pilot‐tests the framework using qualitative interviews with ten people who have been out of prison for…

Peer health promotion in prisons: a systematic review

Nat Wright, Adam Bleakley, Christine Butt, Oliver Chadwick, Khaver Mahmood, Kiran Patel, Aicha Salhi

The purpose of this paper is to review systematically the available literature relating to the implementation of peer education to promote health and healthy behaviour in prisons.

Subjective effects of prisoners using buprenorphine for detoxification

Alexander Johnstone, Tim Duffy, Colin Martin

Buprenorphine (Subutex) was piloted in two Scottish prisons between 2004 and 2006 and consequently used within other penal establishments in Scotland. This 2007 qualitative study…

Editorial

Morag MacDonald, Robert Greifinger, David Kane