TY - JOUR 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 SP - 107 LP - 115 VL - 26 IS - 1 AU - JL Metzner Y1 - 1998/03/01 UR - http://jaapl.org/content/26/1/107.abstract N2 - 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. ER -