PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - JL Metzner
TI  - An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part III
DP  - 1998 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 107--115
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/107.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/107.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1998 Mar 01; 26
AB  - This article, which is the last of three parts, provides an overview of relevant national 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 III addresses issues pertinent to treatment programs for inmates with serious mental illnesses; confidentiality; involuntary treatment; quality assurance; management information systems; and research.