Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

The health of Australia's prisoners 2012, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188)

federal national government publication

illustrations

no index present

non fiction

The health of Australia's prisoners 2012

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Section 1: Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Demographic information -- Socioeconomic factors -- Section 2: Mental health -- 4. Mental health before and while in prison -- 5. Self-harm -- Section 3: Physical health -- 6. Communicable diseases -- 7. Chronic conditions -- 8. Activity and weight changes among dischargees -- 9. Aspects of women's health -- Section 4: Risky behaviours -- 10. Illicit drug use and needle sharing -- 11. Tobacco smoking -- 12. Risky alcohol consumption -- 13. Injuries, assaults and unprotected sex -- Section 5: Health service use -- 14. General health services -- 15. Prison clinic -- 16. Medication -- Section 6: Prison health services and procedures -- 17. Prison health services -- 18. Correctional services -- 19. Release procedures Section 7: Deaths -- 20. Deaths -- Section 8: Comparisons and future directions -- 21. International prisoner comparisons -- 22. Next steps and future directions