Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Effective Prison Mental Health Services: Guidelines to Expand and Improve Treatment / [USA] 2004

http://www.nicic.org/Misc/URLShell.aspx?SRC=Catalog&REFF=http://nicic.org/Library/018604&ID=1947&TYPE=PDF&URL=http://www.nicic.org/pubs/2004/018604.pdf
Hills, Holly; Siegfried, Christine; Ickowitz, Alan
"Historical , legal, and ethical issues relevant to dealing with mental illness in the field of corrections" are discussed (p. iii). Chapters include: introduction; screening and assessment; mental health and substance abuse treatment; use of seclusion, segregation, and restraints; suicide prevention; treating women offenders; psychopharmacological intervention for psychiatric disorders; transitional services; treatment of special populations (e.g., persons with mental retardation or developmental disability, violent offenders, sex offenders, and older adults); and profiles of three states (Maryland, Oregon, and Texas)."