Detection and Treatment of Mental Illness Among Prison Inmates: A Validation of Mental Health Screening at Intake to Correctional Service of Canada
Mental health screening is frequently recommended to facilitate earlier detection of mental illness in prisons. For this goal to be achieved: (1) the screening process must be accurate; (2) appropriate follow-up treatment must be provided; (3) the treatment must lead to improved outcomes. The curren...
Main Author: | Martin, Michael |
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Other Authors: | Colman, Ian |
Language: | en |
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Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10393/36479 http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-20759 |
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