Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2016) Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 01 November 2024.
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2016). Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?. Canberra: AIHW.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?. AIHW, 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?. Canberra: AIHW; 2016.
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2016, Medication use by Australia's prisoners 2015: how is it different from the general community?, AIHW, Canberra.
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This bulletin compares medications taken by prisoners with people in the general community. The poor health and complex health needs of prisoners are reflected in the number and types of medications they take. Prisoners were more likely than those in the general community to be taking medication for health problems including mental health issues, addictions and chronic conditions. Contextual information from a focus group of prison health professionals is used to discuss some of the differences between prescribing in a prison and in the general community.
- ISSN: 2205-5010 (PDF) 1446-9820 (Print)
- ISBN: 978-1-74249-937-6
- Cat. no: AUS 202
- Pages: 20
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9 times as likely to be taking antipsychotics
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2 times as likely to be taking antidepressants or mood stabilisers
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4 times as likely to be taking medications used in addictive disorders
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For those aged 40 and older, a higher proportion of prisoners than the general community were taking anti-inflammatories