title: An introduction to correctional psychiatry: Part I.
abstract: This article, to be published in three parts, provides an overview of relevant national guidelines/standards for providing mental health services within a correctional setting and describes essential characteristics of a mental health system designed to meet constitutional standards. Part I will provide a brief summary of pertinent epidemiological studies and an introduction to the most widely used national standards/guidelines. Part II will focus on organizational issues within correctional mental health systems, staffing issues, and psychiatric screening/ evaluation processes. Part III will address issues pertinent to treatment programs for inmates with serious mental illnesses, confidentiality, involuntary treatment, and management information systems.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80206, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Metzner
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005555:Forensic Psychiatry; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States