Correctional Mental Health: From Theory to Best Practice

Correctional Mental Health: From Theory to Best Practice
ISBN-10
1452223475
ISBN-13
9781452223476
Category
Social Science
Pages
432
Language
English
Published
2010-11-03
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Authors
Robert K. Ax, Thomas J. Fagan

Description

Correctional Mental Health 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.

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