Prison medicine: ethics and equivalence

Guidelines for good medical practice do not reflect the complex reality of the ethical problems that arise in prison. Perhaps the best a doctor working in prison can do is realise that there are ethical dilemmas everywhere, try to recognise them and feel the tension.

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 2006-01, Vol.188 (1), p.4-6
Main Authors: Birmingham, Luke, Wilson, Simon, Adshead, Gwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correctional treatment programs
Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration
Editorials
Ethical dilemmas
Ethics
Ethics, Medical
Health Care Rationing
Health services
Humans
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - therapy
Patient Advocacy - ethics
Patient Satisfaction
Physician-Patient Relations - ethics
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Prisons
Prisons - ethics
Psychiatry
State Medicine
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Summary:Guidelines for good medical practice do not reflect the complex reality of the ethical problems that arise in prison. Perhaps the best a doctor working in prison can do is realise that there are ethical dilemmas everywhere, try to recognise them and feel the tension.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.bp.105.010488