Journal article
Medical and psychiatric problems among men and women in a community corrections residential setting
Behavioral sciences & the law, Vol.27(5), pp.695-711
09/2009
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.887
PMID: 19743513
Abstract
Though the medical and mental health morbidity of incarcerated offenders has been discussed in a number of recent reports, very few data have been published concerning medical and mental health problems facing those on community corrections supervision. In this study of community corrections offenders utilizing residential facilities, we found that frequencies of substance use disorders, other mental health disorders, and medical problems exceeded frequencies found in the community and, in some cases, were higher than frequencies found in incarcerated individuals. Of particular concern were the high frequencies of substance use disorders, traumatic brain injury, anxiety states, suicidal ideation, and prior self‐harm. While the level of self‐reported medical and mental health service utilization was higher than expected, it appeared low relative to the disease burden reported by this special population. We conclude that concurrent evaluation and treatment of medical and psychiatric problems during the process of community supervision is indicated in this population. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Medical and psychiatric problems among men and women in a community corrections residential setting
- Creators
- Tracy D GunterRobert PhilibertNancy Hollenbeck
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Behavioral sciences & the law, Vol.27(5), pp.695-711
- DOI
- 10.1002/bsl.887
- PMID
- 19743513
- NLM abbreviation
- Behav Sci Law
- ISSN
- 0735-3936
- eISSN
- 1099-0798
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
- Number of pages
- 17
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2009
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Psychiatry; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984003942802771
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