Click image to enlarge Drs William Hawes and Thomas Cogan, who practised medicine in London, England, around 1774, formed The Institution for affording immediate Relief to Persons apparently... Read More
Prison health care in Nova Scotia By Robert Strang Nova Scotia has a population of 940 000; less than 25% of BC’s 4.5 million population. In 2001 the Central Nova correctional facility opened... Read More
Most physicians in BC will eventually encounter patients in their medical practices who have previous or current incarceration experience. These women can have problems that are medically complex and... Read More
Correctional institutions in BC offer a variety of health and education programs for women, including drug and alcohol counseling, Narcotics/Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and Native liaison... Read More
Case data A woman in her mid-forties, who gave informed consent for the publication of this case report, initially presented to psychiatric services with psychosis and labile affect. She was... Read More