A systematic review of psychotropic drug prescribing for prisoners

Griffiths, Elise V., Willis, Jon and Spark, M. Joy (2012) A systematic review of psychotropic drug prescribing for prisoners. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 46 5: 407-421.


Author Griffiths, Elise V.
Willis, Jon
Spark, M. Joy
Title A systematic review of psychotropic drug prescribing for prisoners
Journal name Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank B)   Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date 2012-05
Sub-type Review of research - research literature review (NOT book review
DOI 10.1177/0004867411433893
Volume number 46
Issue number 5
ISSN 0004-8674; 1440-1614
Start page 407
End page 421
Total pages 15
Place of publication London, United Kingdom
Publisher Sage Publications
Collection year 2013
Language eng
Formatted abstract Objective: To conduct a review of the literature on prescribing psychotropic drugs for prisoners.
Methods: Articles were retrieved from nine databases, reference lists, citations, governmental prison websites, and contact with authors. The articles included were written in English, focused on adults’ time as prisoners, included at least one drug of interest, and discussed prescribing. Thirty-two articles met these inclusion criteria.
Results: Five main themes were identified from the reviewed studies: polypharmacy, high-dose therapy, duration of treatment, documentation and monitoring, and issues associated with the prisoners’ environment.
Conclusions: Consideration of these themes within the included studies identified areas for future research, particularly models of good practice, as numerous descriptions of poor practice exist. Policy-makers and prescribers should review current systems and practices, to ensure the care being offered to prisoners is optimal.
Keyword Psychotropic drugs
Forensic medicine
Forensic psychiatry
Physician's practice patterns
Q-Index Code C1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status Non-UQ

Document type: Journal Article
Sub-type: Review of research - research literature review (NOT book review
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