Management of sleep complaints in correctional settings

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_300D82431720
Type
Partie de livre
Sous-type
Chapitre: chapitre ou section
Collection
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Institution
Titre
Management of sleep complaints in correctional settings
Titre du livre
The Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Elger BS
Editeur
Oxford University Press
ISBN
9780199360574
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2015
Editeur⸱rice scientifique
éd. par Robert Trestman ; Kenneth Appelbaum ; Jeffrey Metzner 
Série
Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry
Numéro de chapitre
4/16
Pages
10
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Sleep problems among detainees are common. Appropriate evaluation and treatment remain challenging in correctional settings. However, this is not primarily a problem of resources; rather, it is, to a great extent, an issue of adequate training. Correctional health professionals need appropriate education regarding insomnia evaluation and management. Guidelines should be based on the principle of equivalence of care and should take into account all evidence from research in the community and in correctional settings. Educational material from outside prisons exists and should be made available to detainees and health professionals (Falloon et al., 2011; Sateia & Nowell, 2004). Priority should be given to changes in prison conditions and to nonpharmacological treatment. There is no evidence-based justification to replace BZD prescriptions with antipsychotics or antidepressants. In correctional settings, prescriptions of antipsychotics and antidepressants for sleep problems can increase risk due to polypharmacy and higher suicide risks. Correctional physicians should monitor and document the evaluation and treatment practice concerning insomnia complaints to improve safe, evidence-based treatment.
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