Integrating criminal justice, community healthcare, and support services for adults with severe mental disorders

Psychiatric Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-85

  Weisman, R L ^a,b   Lamberti, J S ^a   Price, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Strong Ties Comm Support Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Assertive community treatment; Criminal justice; Diversion; Mental health; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRISON; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUPPORT GROUP; ADULT; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542446474     PISSN: 00332720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PSAQ.0000007562.37428.52     Document Type: Article

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