Abstract

VAN'T HOFF, G.; DE LOOFF, J.  and  LATOOIJ, H.. Health care for prisoners with mental health problems in Holland. Rev. esp. sanid. penit. [online]. 2009, vol.11, n.1, pp.24-30. ISSN 2013-6463.

In this study, a general picture is given of prisoners needing health care as a result of mental disorder and who, for this reason, have been interned in special care units with different security levels. Prisoners with mental disorders are an important factor in prisons in Holland. Services currently available for this type of inmate set out to offer the best care and support possible.

Keywords : Mental health; forensic psychiatry; prisons Netherlands.

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