| Description |
417 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Section I. Correctional practice: introduction and foundation -- Section II. Entering correctional practice -- Section III. Working with special populations -- Section IV. The future of correctional mental health practice |
| Summary |
This book is a broad-based, balanced guide for students who are learning to treat criminal offenders in a correctional mental health practice. Featuring a wide selection of readings, this edited text offers a thorough grounding in theory, current research, professional practice, and clinical experience. It emphasizes a biopsychosocial approach to caring for the estimated 20% of all U.S. prisoners who have a serious mental disorder. Providing a balance between theoretical and practical perspectives throughout, the text also provides readers with a big-picture framework for assessing current correctional mental health and criminal justice issues, offering clear strategies for addressing these challenges |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mentally ill offenders -- Mental health services.
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Prisoners -- Medical care.
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Prisoners -- Mental health services.
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Prisoners -- psychology.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
| Author |
Ax, Robert Kirk, 1952-
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Fagan, Thomas J., 1949-
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| LC no. |
2010032324 |
| ISBN |
9781412972567 (paperback: acidfree paper) |
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