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Disparities in Justice and Care: Persons With Severe Mental Illnesses in the U.S. Immigration Detention System

Kristen C. Ochoa, Gregory L. Pleasants, Joseph V. Penn and David C. Stone
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online September 2010, 38 (3) 392-399;
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vol. 38 no. 3 392-399
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20852226

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
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1093-6793
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  • Published online September 17, 2010.

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  1. Kristen C. Ochoa, MD,
  2. Gregory L. Pleasants, JD, MSW,
  3. Joseph V. Penn, MD and
  4. David C. Stone, MD
  1. Dr. Ochoa is a Fellow in Forensic Psychiatry and Clinical Instructor at the Institute of Psychiatry and Law, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Pleasants is Trial Attorney, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA. Dr. Penn is Clinical Associate Professor and Director, Mental Health Services, Correctional Managed Care, University of Texas Medical Branch, Huntsville, TX. Dr. Stone is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, and Attending Psychiatrist, Consultation Liaison Division, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
  1. Address correspondence to: Kristen Ochoa, MD, USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law, LAC+USC Medical Center, 2010 Zonal Avenue, OPD, Suite 1P-2, Los Angeles, CA 90033. E-mail: kochoa{at}usc.edu

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