An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part II

  • Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
  • December 1997,
  • 25
  • (4)
  • 571-579;

Abstract

This article, which is the second of three parts, provides an overview of relevant guidelines/standards for providing mental health services within a correctional setting and describes essential characteristics of mental health systems designed to meet constitutional standards. Part II focuses on organizational issues within correctional mental health systems, staffing issues, and psychiatric screening/evaluation processes.

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