Incarcerated individuals have high rates of mental disorders and substance use disorders
compared with the general population, yet correctional facilities in the United States have …

Professional organizations—including the American Psychiatric Association, 4 the American
Public Health Association, 5 the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 6 and …

S ince the dawn of corrections, there have been incarcerated men and women who have
suffered from mental illnesses. Given the manifestation of such illnesses, be it the …

As the need for mental healthcare services within correctional settings in the US increases,
so does the need for a mental health workforce that is motivated to work within such …

Psychiatry residents at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center were surveyed
to investigate their attitudes towards inmates, towards various aspects of correctional …

The rapidly escalating rate of incarceration in the United States has been associated with an
increasing number of imprisoned individuals who suffer from a mental illness [1–3] …

Correctional psychiatry has received increasing recognition as an area of practice with
unique skills and knowledge. The Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry brings …

Managing the mentally ill population can be a difficult challenge in any setting. However,
when individuals with mental illness are confined in a correctional setting, the routine …

Clinicians who work on the frontlines of correctional mental health know that the challenges
are only increasing. Not only is the proportion of inmates with mental disorders growing at a …

Correctional Mental Health is a broad-based, balanced guide for students who are learning
to treat criminal offenders in a correctional mental health practice. Featuring a wide selection …