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Zusatztext While other books address similar topics in correctional psychiatry this book seems to have a broader reach....This book can serve as a useful introduction for those unfamiliar with mental health issues in these institutions, and the special topics it addresses in the final section are enlightening. Informationen zum Autor Robert L. Trestman is a Professor of Medicine, Psychiatry and Nursing at UCONN, and heads UConn Health Correctional Managed Health Care. He received his PhD in Psychology and MD from the University of Tennessee, and trained in psychiatry and neurobiology at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Trestman has studied the neurobiology and treatment of people with severe mood and personality disorders, and conducts translational research on correctional health.Kenneth Appelbaum is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Correctional Mental Health Policy and Research in Commonwealth Medicine (CWM), the health care consulting division of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. From 1998 - 2007 he served as Director of Mental Health for the CWM correctional health program with responsibility for mental health services provided to all inmates in Massachusetts Department of Correction facilities, including Bridgewater State Hospital. He currently provides consultations on staffing, programming, policy, and safety for state and federal mental health and prison mental health systems.Jeffrey L. Metzner received his M.D. from the University of Maryland Medical School in 1975 and completed his psychiatric residency at the University of Colorado's Department of Psychiatry during 1979. He is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, Colorado, where he is also Associate Director of the forensic fellowship program.Dr. Metzner has written extensively on the psychiatric care of prison populations. He has provided consultation to judges, special masters, monitors, state departments of corrections, city and county jails, U.S. Department of Justice, the National Prison Project, and others involved in the field of correctional psychiatry in over 36 states. Klappentext The Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry brings together leading experts to provide a comprehensive and practical review of common clinical, organizational, and ethical issues in correctional psychiatry. This book provides a uniquely comprehensive and authorative overview of the field. Zusammenfassung The Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry brings together leading experts to provide a comprehensive and practical review of common clinical, organizational, and ethical issues in correctional psychiatry. This book provides a uniquely comprehensive and authorative overview of the field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Section 1: Context and Perspective 1. History of Imprisonment, Bruce Arrigo and S. Lorén Trull 2. Mental Illness Management in Corrections, Charles Scott and Brian Falls 3. Formative Case Law and Litigation, Mohamedu F. Jones 4. Human Rights, Jamie Fellner 5. From the Inside Out: Perspectives of Past offenders, Brad Bogue and Robert L. Trestman Section 2: Organization, Structure and Function of correctional Institutions 6. Jails and Prisons, Joel Dvoskin and Melody C. Brown 7. Working Inside The Walls, Bruce C. Gage, 8. Ethics, Philip Candilis and Eric Huttenbach 9. Communication, Dean Aufderheide 10. Funding of Correctional Healthcare and Its Implications, Robert L. Trestman Section 3: Patient Management Processes 11. Screening and Assessments, Michael Maloney, Jeffrey Metzner and Joel Dvoskin 12. Conducting Interviews, Li-Wen Lee 13. Population Management, Robert L. Trestman and Kenneth L. Appelbaum 14. Disciplinary Infractions and Restricted Housing, Mary Perrien and Maureen L. O'Keefe 15. Community Re-Entry Preparation/ Coordina...
