title: Mental health in prisons: great difficulties but are there opportunities?
abstract: Prisons carry a great burden of mental disability from major conditions (despite diversion schemes) to lesser forms. This article gives facts and figures which justify the call for urgent action. In the light of the WHO Trencin Statement on prisons and mental health and other reports, it lists the key aspects of an emerging new agenda for mental health and prisons.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre and Scottish Prison Service, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatherer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hayton
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000639:trends; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D014944:World Health Organization