RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part II
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 571
OP 579
VO 25
IS 4
A1 JL Metzner
YR 1997
UL http://jaapl.org/content/25/4/571.abstract
AB 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.