PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Anthony Tamburello AU - Jeffrey Metzner AU - Elizabeth Fergusen AU - Michael Champion AU - Elizabeth Ford AU - Graham Glancy AU - Kenneth Appelbaum AU - Joseph Penn AU - Kathryn Burns AU - Jason Ourada TI - The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Practice Resource for Prescribing in Corrections AID - 10.29158/JAAPL.003762-18 DP - 2018 Jun 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 242--243 VI - 46 IP - 2 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/46/2/242.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/46/2/242.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2018 Jun 01; 46 AB - The practice of prescribing in jails and prisons is often different from that in the community. Serious mental illness is common among inmates, and so are co-morbidities such as substance use, impulse-control, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and personality disorders. Operational requirements, staffing, and the physical plant of the institution may complicate the provision of treatment according to community standards. Problems related to medication nonadherence, as well as the pursuit of medications for nonmedical reasons, are often seen in these settings and may be managed differently than they are elsewhere. Existing practice resources rarely account for these challenges. Pursuant to a recommendation by the Correctional Committee of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL), the AAPL Council in May 2015 approved the creation of a task force charged with producing a document on prescribing in correctional facilities.Full Document: Tamburello A, Metzner J, Ferguson E, et al: AAPL practice resource for prescribing in corrections. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online Supplement 2018, 46 (2). Available at: http://www.jaapl.org/content/46/2_Supplement