Much attention has been paid in recent years tothe increasing number of incarcerated
individuals who have co--occurringmental illness and substance use disorders. This …

One of the major challenges in designing screening and assessment approaches, treatment
interventions, and supervision strategies for offenders with co-occurring disorders involves …

The significant expansion of correctional populations in the last decade, coupled with the
gradual erosion of community treatment infrastructure and health insurance, have brought …

Abstract Central New York Psychiatric Center operates a maximum security inpatient
treatment hospital and outpatient mental health services for all of the 72 New York State …

The presence of adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders within the
criminal justice system has become increasingly evident over the past decade. Interventions …

... Clients said to have co-occurring disorders have one or more mental disorders as well as
one or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs. A diagnosis of co …

Against a backdrop of increasing concern about the adequacy of treatment for co‐occurring
substance use and mental disorders (typically known as “co‐occurring disorders,” or COD) …

Numerous studies have demonstrated that people with serious mental illness also have high
rates of substance use disorders. When such disorders are diagnosed in the same person …

Objective: This study examines the effectiveness of a county jail program for individuals with
co‐occurring disorders (COD) in reducing rates of recidivism and increasing rates of …

This chapter focuses on current efforts aimed at treating the large number of adult and
juvenile offenders with substance abuse disorders who are involved in the criminal justice …