Psych/665
Annotated Bibliography
Psych/665
Annotated Bibliography
Cossar, R., Stoové, M., Kinner, S. A., Dietze, P., Aitken, C., Curtis, M., Kirwan, A., & Ogloff,
J.
R. P. (2018). The associations of poor psychiatric well-being among incarcerated men
with injecting drug use histories in Victoria, Australia. Health & Justice, 6(1), 1–
N.PAG. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-018-0059-4.
Substance abuse and psychological issues often co-exist and are seen a lot inside
prisons and linked with reoffending. Australia has had a rising prison population and the
study investigates the needs of this susceptible population of dual-diagnosed individuals.
Baseline interviews were used on 317 men who had prior history before incarceration of
injecting drugs. 139 were categorized as having poor psychiatric health. A lot of different
factors were asked about and the study concluded that at risk population needs a
multidisciplinary treatment approach. There needs to be more screenings and triage
available to people in prison who have a mental health disorder or a possible co-occurring
disorder in order to give better treatment and reduce the reoffending risk.
Ginette G. Ferszt, Robin J. Miller, Joyce E. Hickey, Fleet Maull, & Kate Crisp. (2015). The
Impact of a Mindfulness Based Program on Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Depression and
Sleep of Incarcerated Women. International Journal of Environmental Research and
Public Health, 12(9), 11594–11607. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120911594.
