Abstract

Contributors. Preface. Part I: Overview of Correctional Settings and Provision of Care. Overview of the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system and offenders placed in an outpatient setting. Legal issues regarding the provision of care in a correctional setting. Part II: Clinical Evaluation and Care. The mental health professional in a correctional culture. Conducting mental health assessments in correctional settings. Continuous quality improvement and documentation. Evaluating and treating substance use disorders. Managing the disruptive or aggressive inmate. Toward a better understanding of suicide prevention in correctional facilities. Assessment of malingering in correctional settings. Trauma and incarcerated persons. Pharmacotherapy in correctional settings. Creating wellness through collaborative mental health interventions. Monitoring a correctional mental health system. Clinically oriented reentry planning. Part III: Special Inmate Populations. Supermax units and death row. Female offenders in correctional settings. Individuals with developmental disabilities in correctional settings. Juvenile offenders. Geriatric offenders. Index.

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