This dissertation in psychology looks at ways of
enhancing the health of drug users in prison. A new
screening instrument for drug use disorders is
presented, and separate prison studies evaluate
auricular acupuncture as well as cognitive-
behavioral treatment. An approach to treatment of
inmates with so-called dual diagnosis - drug use and
psychiatric disorders - is also explored in a pilot
study of long-term auricular acupuncture. The
empirical results are discussed within the framework
of recent findings on offender rehabilitation and
treatment for drug use. Based on perspectives of
risk management, "good lives" and existential
psychology, a new model for enhancing health among
drug users in prison is proposed. This work should
be of particular interest to practitioners,
teachers, researchers and students in the areas of
psychology, social work, criminology and addiction,
psychiatric and forensic medicine.
enhancing the health of drug users in prison. A new
screening instrument for drug use disorders is
presented, and separate prison studies evaluate
auricular acupuncture as well as cognitive-
behavioral treatment. An approach to treatment of
inmates with so-called dual diagnosis - drug use and
psychiatric disorders - is also explored in a pilot
study of long-term auricular acupuncture. The
empirical results are discussed within the framework
of recent findings on offender rehabilitation and
treatment for drug use. Based on perspectives of
risk management, "good lives" and existential
psychology, a new model for enhancing health among
drug users in prison is proposed. This work should
be of particular interest to practitioners,
teachers, researchers and students in the areas of
psychology, social work, criminology and addiction,
psychiatric and forensic medicine.