Effective Prison Mental Health Services: Guidelines To Expand and Improve Treatment presents historical, legal, and ethical issues relevant to dealing with mental illness in the field of corrections. These issues include determining which inmates to treat and how
to treat them; managing inmate behavior and symptoms; adapting treatment regimens to special populations, including older inmates, women offenders, and sex offenders; and using substance abuse services and specialized mental health units effectively.

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