Mental health courts

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 510-513

  Schneider, Richard D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Old City Hall ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Criminalization; Diversion; Mental health courts; Therapeutic jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; LAWYER; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RECIDIVISM; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRISONER; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRISONERS; PROGNOSIS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 52449096718     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e328305e48e     Document Type: Review

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