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    David J. Cooke, Pamela J. Baldwin, and Jacqueline Howison.
    Summary: Prisons have a very distinctive environment, one in which particular psychological problems occur with exaggerated frequency and intensity. If prison staff are to work effectively, they must be aware of the influence of this unique environment upon the behaviour of those who inhabit it. This book argues that by applying psychological principles, the behaviour of prisoners can be better understood, and violence, distress and stress can be limited. The authors show how psychology can be used to increase our understanding of prisoners, how they became involved in crime, and how they adapt to prison life. They explain how psychology can be used and applied to make for more effective day-to-day dealing with prisoners. The authors focus on key areas of tension and particular problem groups, including sex offenders, violent offenders and the issue of AIDS. The book also considers the effect working in a prison has on its staff and explores how they can use psychological principles both to reduce the level of stress they undergo in their work and to secure the prisoners' mental well being. Nielsen 9780415005333 20160527
    Print 1990
  • Article
    Liewendahl K, Majuri H, Helenius T.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1978 Mar;8(3):185-91.
    Thyroid function tests were studied in patients undergoing long-term treatment with various anticonvulsant drugs. Previous reports that diphenylhydantoin induces a decrease in the serum concentrations of total and free thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) without a change in the TSH concentration were confirmed. Diphenylhydantoin had no effect on reverse T3. Carbamazepine was also found to decrease serum T4, the free T4 index and T3 but, with the exception of T3, the decrease was smaller than that induced by diphenylhydantoin. Dipropylacetic acid did not influence the serum thyroid hormone concentrations, and neither did primidone. This demonstrates that the interaction between anticonvulsant drugs of different chemical structure and thyroid hormone metabolism is diverse. None of the drugs tested altered serum TSH or the T3 uptake test for the estimation of unsaturated thyroid hormone binding-capacity in serum. These two tests are considered diagnostically more dependable than the measurement of thyroid hormones in serum when diphenylhydantoin and carbamazepine are administered.
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