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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779129303321

Titolo

Correctional mental health handbook [[electronic resource] /] / Thomas J. Fagan, Robert K. Ax, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks [Calif.], : SAGE, c2003

ISBN

1-5063-1983-1

1-322-41746-6

1-4522-6212-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 353 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FaganThomas J. <1949->

AxRobert Kirk <1952->

Disciplina

365.6672

Soggetti

Prisoners - Mental health services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I: ADMINISTRATION, ORGANIZATION, AND ETHICS; 1 - Mental Health in Corrections: A Model for Service Delivery; 2 - Correctional Mental Health Professionals; 3 - Correctional Mental Health Ethics Revisited; PART II: SERVICES AND PROGRAMS; 5 - Substance Abuse Treatment Programs in Prisons and Jails; 6 - Managing and Treating Mentally Disordered Offendersin Jails and Prisons; 7 - Managing and Treating Female Offenders; 8 - Treating and Managing Sexual Offenders and Predators; 9 - Identifying Juvenile Offenders With Mental Health Disorders

10 - Other Special Offender PopulationsPART III: TRAINING AND CONSULTATION; 11 - Staff Services and Programs; 12 - Staff Training: Multiple Roles for Mental Health Professionals; 13 - Mental Health Professionals as Institutional Consultants and Problem Solvers; 14 - Research-Based Practice in Corrections: A Selective Review; 15 - A Viable Future for Correctional Mental Health Care; Index; About the Editors; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Written by and for professionals, this book is a comprehensive review of all aspects of mental health care in prison settings.