We systematically reviewed randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the
health of people during imprisonment or in the year after release. We searched 14 …

Title. Psychosocial treatments for people with co‐occurring severe mental illness and
substance misuse: systematic review. Aim. This study is a report of a systematic review to …

The primary focus of this book is on criminal violence of both mentally disordered and
criminal inmates, whose histories of criminal violence raise serious societal concerns about …

Offenders with mental illness have attracted substantial attention over the recent years,
given their prevalence and poor outcomes. A number of interventions have been developed …

With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook
for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

Mental health courts have been proliferating across the country since their establishment in
the late 1990's. Although numerous advocates have proclaimed their merit, only few …

In recent years, jail diversion programs for people with serious mental illness and co‐
occurring substance use disorders have received increasing attention and have rapidly …

OBJECTIVE: Persons with severe mental illness are overrepresented in jails and prisons in
the United States. A national survey was conducted to identify assertive community …

This study examined the efficacy of a Mental Health Treatment Court (MHTC) with diversion
to treatment supported by an assertive community treatment (ACT) model of case …