RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Practice Resource for Prescribing in Corrections
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 242
OP 243
DO 10.29158/JAAPL.003762-18
VO 46
IS 2
A1 Anthony Tamburello
A1 Jeffrey Metzner
A1 Elizabeth Fergusen
A1 Michael Champion
A1 Elizabeth Ford
A1 Graham Glancy
A1 Kenneth Appelbaum
A1 Joseph Penn
A1 Kathryn Burns
A1 Jason Ourada
YR 2018
UL http://jaapl.org/content/46/2/242.abstract
AB The practice of prescribing in jails and prisons is often different from that in the community. Serious mental illness is common among inmates, and so are co-morbidities such as substance use, impulse-control, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and personality disorders. Operational requirements, staffing, and the physical plant of the institution may complicate the provision of treatment according to community standards. Problems related to medication nonadherence, as well as the pursuit of medications for nonmedical reasons, are often seen in these settings and may be managed differently than they are elsewhere. Existing practice resources rarely account for these challenges. Pursuant to a recommendation by the Correctional Committee of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), the AAPL Council in May 2015 approved the creation of a task force charged with producing a document on prescribing in correctional facilities.Full Document: Tamburello A, Metzner J, Ferguson E, et al: AAPL practice resource for prescribing in corrections. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Supplement 2018, 46 (2). Available at: http://www.jaapl.org/content/46/2_Supplement