Forensic mental illness and other policy misadventures. Commentary on "Extending assertive community treatment to criminal justice settings: Origins, current evidence, and future directions"

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 545-548

  Fisher, William H ^a,b   Drake, Robert E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; NOTE; PRISON;

CASE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CRIME; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRISONERS; PRISONS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848852963     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-007-9094-7     Document Type: Note

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