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| Ingrid A BinswangerSummaryAffiliation: University of Colorado Denver Country: USA Publications
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Health disparities and the criminal justice system: an agenda for further research and actionIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine Center, Aurora, CO, USA
J Urban Health 89:98-107. 2012..Understanding and addressing the health of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is one component of a comprehensive strategy to reduce population health disparities and improve the health of our urban communities...
Risk factors for all-cause, overdose and early deaths after release from prison in Washington stateIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Mailstop B180, Aurora, CO 80025, USA
Drug Alcohol Depend 117:1-6. 2011..Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the demographic and incarceration-related risk factors for all-cause, overdose and early mortality after release from prison...
Risk factors for cervical cancer in criminal justice settingsIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 20:1839-45. 2011....
"From the prison door right to the sidewalk, everything went downhill," a qualitative study of the health experiences of recently released inmatesIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Health Medical Center, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Int J Law Psychiatry 34:249-55. 2011..Improved release planning, coordination between the medical, mental health and criminal justice systems may reduce the risk of poor health outcomes for this population...
Prevalence of chronic medical conditions among jail and prison inmates in the USA compared with the general populationI A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 63:912-9. 2009..Despite growing inmate populations in the USA, inmates are excluded from most national health surveys and little is known about whether the prevalence of chronic disease differs between inmates and the non-institutionalised population...
Gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmatesIngrid A Binswanger
Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, CO 80045, USA
Am J Public Health 100:476-82. 2010..We investigated whether there were gender differences in chronic medical, psychiatric, and substance-dependence disorders among jail inmates and whether substance dependence mediated any gender differences found...
Tuberculosis testing in correctional officers: a national random survey of jails in the United StatesI A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 14:464-70. 2010..The correctional system in the United States is large and growing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend baseline and annual testing of employees in correctional facilities for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)...
Return to drug use and overdose after release from prison: a qualitative study of risk and protective factorsIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Mail Stop B180, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Addict Sci Clin Pract 7:3. 2012..The purpose of the study is to understand the drug use experiences, perceptions of overdose risk, and experiences with overdose among former prisoners...
Cancer screening among jail inmates: frequency, knowledge, and willingnessIngrid A Binswanger
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Box 357183, Seattle, WA 98195 7183, USA
Am J Public Health 95:1781-7. 2005..We determined jail inmates' knowledge of cancer screening tests, their frequency of screening, and their willingness to undergo screening in jail in order to assess preventive health services for jail inmates...
HIV risk after release from prison: a qualitative study of former inmatesJennifer Adams
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80204, USA
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 57:429-34. 2011....
Psychostimulant-related deaths among former inmatesSusan Calcaterra
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80045, USA
J Addict Med 6:97-105. 2012..Little is known about psychostimulant-related deaths. This study identified characteristics, risk factors, and contributing substances reported upon death among former prison inmates who died from a psychostimulant-related death...
Patient, resident physician, and visit factors associated with documentation of sexual history in the outpatient settingDanielle F Loeb
Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
J Gen Intern Med 26:887-93. 2011..Providers need an accurate sexual history for appropriate screening and counseling, but data on the patient, visit, and physician factors associated with sexual history-taking are limited...
Drug users seeking emergency care for soft tissue infection at high risk for subsequent hospitalization and deathIngrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Mail Stop B180, AO1, 12631 East 17th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:924-32. 2008..In this prospective cohort study, we aimed to determine the hospitalization and mortality rates and factors associated with hospitalization or death among IDUs seeking emergency care for soft tissue infection...
Suicide among incarcerated veteransHal S Wortzel
VISN Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 MIRECC Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Dever VA, Denver, CO, USA
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 37:82-91. 2009..There is a clear need for a better characterization of the incarcerated veteran population and the suicide rate faced by this group. Implications for clinical practice and future research are offered...
National trends in psychostimulant-related deaths: 1999-2009Susan Calcaterra
a Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, and Colorado Health Outcomes Program, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
Subst Abus 34:129-36. 2013..Interventions targeting those at highest risk of death must be implemented and studied to prevent increasing deaths...
Crisis in the treatment of incompetence to proceed to trial: harbinger of a systemic illnessHal Wortzel
Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, CPH Room 2508, 4200 East 9th Avenue, C268 25, Denver, CO 80262, USA
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 35:357-63. 2007....
Firearms in major motion pictures, 1995-2004Ingrid A Binswanger
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
J Trauma 66:906-11. 2009....
