Health Risks of Practicing Correctional Medicine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15747704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dionne Hart (0009-0001-8146-1591, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | E540-545 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The AMA Journal of Ethic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2376-6980 • E-ISSN: 2376-6980 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1001/amajethics.2019.540 |
| PMID | 31204996 |
| OpenAlex | W2947795848 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Correctional staff suffer high rates of posttraumatic stress disorder compared to military veterans, and the suicide rate among correctional officers is twice as high as that of both police officers and the general population and higher than that of all other professions combined. Correctional facilities' physician employees are at risk of not only burnout but also other adverse mental health effects related to working in a correctional facility. Prison reform efforts should address the needs of both inmates and clinical staff
Burnout · Criminology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Population · Prison · Psychiatry · Suicide prevention · Suicide rates · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |