Description
Book SynopsisCorrectional psychiatry is an evolving field, and serious questions remain. The work group sees an expanded role for clinicians as physician leaders, managers, and directors, more effectively advocating for their patients and helping to shape care delivery systems that empower patients and support successful transition back to the community.
Table of ContentsContributors
Preface
Introduction
Overview
Clarification of Terms
A Road Map
PART 1: Principles Governing the Delivery of Psychiatric Services in Correctional Facilities
PART 2: Guidelines for Psychiatric Services in Correctional Facilities
PART 3: Special Applications of the Principles and Guidelines
References
Appendixes: Position Statements and Resource Document of the American Psychiatric Association
Appendix 1: Position Statement on Access to Comprehensive Psychiatric Assessment and Integrated Treatment, September 2009
Appendix 2: Position Statement on Use of the Concept of Recovery, July 2005
Appendix 3: Position Statement on Adjudication of Youths as Adults in the Criminal Justice System, December 2005
Appendix 4: Position Statement on Mentally Ill Prisoners on Death Row, December 2005
Appendix 5: Position Statement on Use of Jails to Hold Persons Without Criminal Charges Who Are Awaiting Civil Psychiatric Hospital Beds, July 2007
Appendix 6: Resource Document: The Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Correctional Mental Health Care, December 2006
Appendix 7: Position Statement on Capital Punishment: Adoption of AMA Statements on Capital Punishment, July 2008
Appendix 8: Position Statement on Atypical Antipsychotic Medications, September 2009
Appendix 9: Position Statement on Access to Care for Transgender and Gender Variant Individuals, July 2012
Appendix 10: Position Statement on Segregation of Prisoners With Mental Illness, December 2012
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