title: Commentary: mentally disordered offenders in prison--old problems that still require solutions.
abstract: We commend Simpson et al. for addressing an important topic: the care and treatment of prisoners with serious mental illness. We welcome the authors' conclusions, but we identify some problems that can often frustrate attempts to improve services to this group.
authors: Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board, Leverndale Hospital, 510 Crookston Road, Glasgow, Scotland G53 7TU, UK. john.a.baird@ntlworld.com.
authors: Carla
authors: C
authors: Rodgers
authors: John A
authors: JA
authors: Baird
mesh_terms: D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons