Published: 2017-01-11

The activity of the prison health service regarding chronically ill, disabled and mentally impaired persons

Iryna Kurlak
Pedagogical Forum
Section: Topic
https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.1.19

Abstract

The article analyzes the activity of the prison health service regarding persons with different health problems. In this context the author considers several groups of people, namely HIV positive persons, consumptives, alcohol and drug addicts, physically disabled and mentally impaired persons. The article stresses the importance of increasing funding for the prison health service, the number of medical staff and improving health and living conditions in order to prevent suicidal behavior and to strengthen the health of temporarily arrested and convicted persons.

Keywords:

disabled, chronic invalid, mentally ill persons, health service, prison

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Kurlak, I. (2017). The activity of the prison health service regarding chronically ill, disabled and mentally impaired persons. Pedagogical Forum, 6(1), 283–296. https://doi.org/10.21697/fp.2016.1.19

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