title: Co-occurring substance use and mental disorders in the criminal justice system: a new frontier of clinical practice and research.
abstract: This editorial introduces this special section of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, which focuses on justice-involved persons with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (CODs). It contains seven original articles examining CODs among justice-involved populations that vary by gender, age, setting (e.g., community/ court, jail, prison), environment (urban, rural), geographic region, and nationality. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors: Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida.
authors: Roger H
authors: RH
authors: Peters
authors: Wagner Graduate School of Public Policy, New York University.
authors: Harry K
authors: HK
authors: Wexler
authors: Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Loyola University Chicago.
authors: Arthur J
authors: AJ
authors: Lurigio
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017831:Diagnosis, Dual (Psychiatry); D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011640:Public Policy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*