title: The use of minor tranquilizers with jail inmates.
abstract: The decision of whether or not to prescribe minor tranquilizers becomes an apparent dilemma for mental health professionals working in jails. By dispensing anxiety-reducing drugs, they may help the inmate cope with existing hardship conditions, but they may also contribute to drug dependency. A survey of California county jail systems revealed a general distrust of minor tranquilizers as a therapeutic modality. The authors conducted a medication-linked group therapy program in one county jail to provide an alternative to the usual policies governing use of tranquilizers.
mesh_terms: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents