Psychiatry in the federal correctional system in Canada.

Canada Corrections mental health prison psychiatry

Journal

BJPsych international
ISSN: 2056-4740
Titre abrégé: BJPsych Int
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101654173

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
May 2021
Historique:
received: 23 05 2020
revised: 01 09 2020
accepted: 23 10 2020
entrez: 21 7 2021
pubmed: 22 7 2021
medline: 22 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The unique challenges of the correctional healthcare environment are well-documented. Access to community-equivalent care, voluntary informed consent of offenders with mental disorder, violence risk, suicide risk, medication misuse, and clinical seclusion, confinement and segregation are just a few of the challenges faced by correctional psychiatric services. This paper shares experiences for dealing with the ongoing challenges for psychiatrists working in the field. It provides an overview of the current state of mental healthcare in the federal correctional system in Canada, the legislative framework and initiatives aimed at addressing the healthcare needs of federal inmates.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34287397
doi: 10.1192/bji.2020.56
pii: S2056474020000562
pmc: PMC8274403
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Pagination

42-46

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2020.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

C.C., N.K. and A.B. are employed by Correctional Service Canada. Supplementary materialFor supplementary material accompanying this paper visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2020.56. click here to view supplementary material

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Auteurs

Colin Cameron (C)

Correctional Service Canada/Government of Canada, FRCPC, National Senior Psychiatrist, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Najat Khalifa (N)

MD, Associate Professor in Forensic Psychiatry, Queen's University Department of Psychiatry, Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Andrew Bickle (A)

MRCPsych, Assistant Professor in Forensic Psychiatry, Queen's University Department of Psychiatry, Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Hira Safdar (H)

MBBS, Assistant Professor, Victoria Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.

Tariq Hassan (T)

FRCPC (Forensic Psychiatry), Divisional Chair and Clinical Director, Queen's University Department of Psychiatry, Providence Care Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Email: hassant@providencecare.ca.

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