@article {Metzner375, author = {JL Metzner}, title = {An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part I}, volume = {25}, number = {3}, pages = {375--381}, year = {1997}, publisher = {Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online}, abstract = {This article, to be published in three parts, provides an overview of relevant national guidelines/standards for providing mental health services within a correctional setting and describes essential characteristics of a mental health system designed to meet constitutional standards. Part I will provide a brief summary of pertinent epidemiological studies and an introduction to the most widely used national standards/guidelines. Part II will focus on organizational issues within correctional mental health systems, staffing issues, and psychiatric screening/ evaluation processes. Part III will address issues pertinent to treatment programs for inmates with serious mental illnesses, confidentiality, involuntary treatment, and management information systems.}, issn = {1093-6793}, URL = {https://jaapl.org/content/25/3/375}, eprint = {https://jaapl.org/content/25/3/375.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online} }