BACKGROUND Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is overrepresented in prison, making it imperative to identify a screening tool that can be quickly applied to efficiently detect the disorder. We explored the discrimination ability of a widely used ADHD screen, the Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale (BAARS-IV), against a clinical diagnostic interview. A brief version of the screen was th...

PURPOSE To identify and describe the relevant issues and difficulties associated with provision of antiretroviral therapy in correctional facilities. METHOD We performed a review and analysis of currently available literature and experiences on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in the prison setting. RESULTS Antiretroviral therapy is administered to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected ...

This paper reports on a two year project, undertaken between 2008 and 2010 across three male prisons, two of which were adult and one young offender institution. Principles of action research and appreciative inquiry were adopted to work with action learning groups across all three prisons to support the implementation of clinical supervision, undertake a training needs analysis, develop resear...

abstract as literary texts have different layers, they are open to various political, social and cultural interpretations and readings. the main purpose of orators is to persuade their audience.thus, orators must be familiar with intra-textual factors (residing inside language) and situational factors (residing outside language), such as social, political, and cultural factors, in order to be a...

the present study focuses on malcolm x's autobiographical account of his prison life based on foucault's notions of prison in discipline and punish. the researchers seek to show that the ambivalent nature of imprisonment helped malcolm attain knowledge and power through paradoxical mechanisms. on the one hand, the prison house acts as an oppressive force on the psyche of the black man...

U P UNTIL NOW, CINEMATIC PRISON METAPHORS HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED by both metaphor and film studies. By focusing on these ignored types of metaphor, this article fills a crucial gap in the critical understanding of metaphor. The first part of this article develops a taxonomy of prison and film metaphors. The first taxonomy (of prison metaphors) is based on the categories developed by Monika Fludern...

purpose: to examine and compare the prevalence of different types of mental disorders among the administrative staff and warders of the central prison of sistan and baluchestan. materials and methods: the study population included all employees of zahedan general office of prisons. the sample consisted of 100 employees, of whom fifty individuals worked in various administrative units of zahedan...