RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part III
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 107
OP 115
VO 26
IS 1
A1 Metzner, JL
YR 1998
UL http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/107.abstract
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.