People who disclose that they have recently been released from prison are significantly less likely to be offered an appointment when seeking care from a family doctor compared to other patients, suggests new research from ...
Nov 14, 2018
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Veterans released from prison are five times as likely to attempt suicide as their peers who have never been incarcerated, report UConn Health researchers in an article in press in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Oct 29, 2018
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The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the few scientific studies to enter the public consciousness through mainstream news, documentaries, popular books, a TED talk and a major motion picture.
Oct 3, 2018
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It is well known that eating a balanced diet is of vital importance for maintaining good health and well-being. It is also one of the great social pleasures of life. Yet, far too many young people in prisons are consuming ...
Sep 28, 2018
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As an interior designer, I've long been interested in how different colors can affect our mood and behavior.
Sep 27, 2018
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Some of the world's leading social psychologists, including Professor Stephen Reicher from the University of St Andrews, have called for an open and respectful debate over a controversy which has rocked the academic community.
Aug 28, 2018
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Prison employees experience PTSD on par with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, a new study from a Washington State University College of Nursing researcher found.
Jul 13, 2018
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When Michelle, a mother of two-year-old twins, was sentenced to nine weeks in prison for benefit fraud, she said "everything changed" between her and her children in those few short weeks. Michelle (names have been changed ...
Jul 2, 2018
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More hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in correctional facilities, a possibility if medication costs were to drop, is essential to controlling the hepatitis C epidemic in the US, according to researchers from the Rollins ...
May 21, 2018
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Black men who have been incarcerated and have a close relative in jail or prison are three times more likely to be obese than other black men, according to new research from a sociologist at Rice University.
Apr 27, 2018
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