Originally published in 1987, the purpose of Stress, Crowding, and Blood Pressure in Prison was to present, in a single location, the rationale, background, methods, principal results, analyses, interpretations, and conclusions of the authors studies at Massachusetts correctional institutions. Employing a longitudinal method for studying 568 inmates, the authors drew on psychological, social and health sciences assessments to identify the effects of housing mode, prison employment, leisure activities, disciplinary actions, and personal and sociodemographic characteristics to identify what was particularly stressful for inmates. A parallel study of prison staff and a specific series of conclusions and recommendations concludes the book.
Originally published in 1987, the authors employed a longitudinal method for studying 568 inmates, and drew on psychological, social and health sciences assessments to identify the effects of various activities and actions, as well as personal and sociodemographic characteristics to identify what was particularly stressful for inmates.
Introduction and Overview.
1. The Study of Human Crowding
2. Studies of
Crowding and of Health in the Prison Setting
3. Blood Pressure as a Measure
of Psychosocial Stress
4. The Initial Cross-Sectional Study
5. Middlesex
County House of Correction and Jail
6. The Methods of the Longitudinal Study
7. Correlates of Blood Pressure at the Start of Imprisonment
8. Changes in
Housing Mode: Effects on Blood Pressure, Perceptions, Mood, and Symptoms
9.
Correlates of Blood Pressure Throughout the Sentence
10. Time Trends in
Inmate Activities and Perceptions
11. Health Status of Inmates of Billerica
12. Job-Related Stress Among Correctional Officers
13. Summary, Synthesis,
and Recommendations. Appendixes. References. Author Index. Subject Index.
Adrian M. Ostfeld, Stanislav V. KKasl, David A. D'Atri, Edward F. Fitzgerald
