Journal article
The Psychiatric Aspects of Solitary Confinement
Abstract
Mental health workers who work in correctional facilities frequently have to assess and treat clients in solitary confinement (SC). SC is used as a procedure in correctional facilities for a variety of reasons including punishment, protection of the person, security of the institution, or for more intensive observation. In this article we have taken a fresh and critical view of the literature to attempt to delineate the effects of SC on mental …
Authors
Glancy GD; Murray EL
Journal
Victims & Offenders, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 361–368
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
12 2006
DOI
10.1080/15564880600922091
ISSN
1556-4886