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HIV testing and treatment with correctional populations: people, not prisoners.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20693739     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Institutional policies, practices, and norms can impede the delivery of ethical standard-of-care treatment for people with HIV in correctional settings. In this commentary, we focus on the fundamental issues that must be addressed to create an ethical environment in which best medical practices can be implemented when working with correctional populations. Thus, we consider ethical issues related to access to services, patient privacy, confidentiality, informed consent for testing and treatment, and issues related to the provision of services in an institutional setting in which maintenance of security is the primary mission. Medical providers must understand and navigate the dehumanization inherent in most correctional settings, competing life demands for incarcerated individuals, power dynamics within the correctional system, and the needs of family and significant others who remain in the community.
Authors:
David Wyatt Seal; Gloria D Eldridge; Barry Zack; James Sosman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1548-6869     ISO Abbreviation:  J Health Care Poor Underserved     Publication Date:  2010 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2010-09-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9103800     Medline TA:  J Health Care Poor Underserved     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  977-85     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for AIDS Intervention Research, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA. dseal@mcw.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Confidentiality / ethics
Delivery of Health Care / ethics*
HIV Infections / prevention & control,  therapy*
Health Services Accessibility / ethics
Humans
Informed Consent / ethics
Organizational Policy*
Prisoners*
Prisons / organization & administration
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30-MH52776/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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