Examining the role of healthcare professionals in the use of solitary confinement

BMJ. 2017 Oct 24:359:j4657. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j4657.

Authors

Cyrus Ahalt¹, Alex Rothman¹, Brie A Williams²

Affiliations

¹ Criminal Justice and Health Program, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 3333 California Street Suite 380, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA.
² Criminal Justice and Health Program, University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, 3333 California Street Suite 380, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA brie.williams@ucsf.edu.

PMID: 29066498
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.j4657

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Female
Global Health
Health Personnel / organization & administration*
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / etiology
Mental Disorders / physiopathology*
Mental Disorders / therapy
Needs Assessment
Prisoners / psychology*
Prisons / statistics & numerical data*
Punishment / psychology*
Risk Assessment
Role
Social Isolation / psychology*
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Time Factors