Needs for and Barriers to Correctional Mental Health Services: Inmate Perceptions

Morgan, Robert D.; Steffan, J.; Shaw, Lucas B.; Wilson, S.

doi:10.1176/appi.ps.58.9.1181

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“…The recent recognition of the need for mental health professionals to treat co-occurring issues of mental illness and criminalness (Draine, Salzer, Culhane, & Hadley, 2002; Hodgins et al, 2007; Morgan, Fisher, et al 2010; Morgan, Steffan, Shaw, & Wilson, 2007) in conjunction with federal mandates that correctional systems are obligated to provide mental health services that meet inmates’ health care needs, highlights the necessity that treatment development emphasize the co-occurring issues of mental illness and criminalness. In fact, from this comprehensive review, only two studies targeted dual issues of mental illness and criminalness.…”

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confidence: 99%

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Morgan¹,

Flora²,

Kroner³

et al. 2012

Law and Human Behavior

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The purpose of this research synthesis was to examine treatment effects across studies of the service providers to offenders with mental illness. Meta-analytic techniques were applied to 26 empirical studies obtained from a review of 12,154 research documents. Outcomes of interest in this review included measures of both psychiatric and criminal functioning. Although meta-analytic results are based on a small sample of available studies, results suggest interventions with offenders with mental illness effectively reduced symptoms of distress, improving offender’s ability to cope with their problems, and resulted in improved behavioral markers including institutional adjustment and behavioral functioning. Furthermore, interventions specifically designed to meet the psychiatric and criminal justice needs of offenders with mental illness have shown to produce significant reductions in psychiatric and criminal recidivism. Finally, this review highlighted admission policies and treatment strategies (e.g., use of homework), which produced the most positive benefits. Results of this research synthesis are directly relevant for service providers in both criminal justice and mental health systems (e.g., psychiatric hospitals) as well as community settings by informing treatment strategies for the first time, which are based on empirical evidence. In addition, the implications of these results to policy makers tasked with the responsibility of designating services for this special needs population are highlighted.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Morgan¹,

Flora²,

Kroner³

et al. 2012

Law and Human Behavior

165

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“…The recent recognition of the need for mental health professionals to treat co-occurring issues of mental illness and criminalness (Draine, Salzer, Culhane, & Hadley, 2002;Hodgins et al, 2007;Morgan, Fisher, et al 2010;Morgan, Steffan, Shaw, & Wilson, 2007) in conjunction with federal mandates that correctional systems are obligated to provide mental health services that meet inmates' health care needs, highlights the necessity that treatment development emphasize the co-occurring issues of mental illness and criminalness. In fact, from this comprehensive review, only two studies targeted dual issues of mental illness and criminalness.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Morgan¹,

Flora²,

Kroner³

et al. 2011

Law and Human Behavior

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The purpose of this research synthesis was to examine treatment effects across studies of the service providers to offenders with mental illness. Meta-analytic techniques were applied to 26 empirical studies obtained from a review of 12,154 research documents. Outcomes of interest in this review included measures of both psychiatric and criminal functioning. Although metaanalytic results are based on a small sample of available studies, results suggest interventions with offenders with mental illness effectively reduced symptoms of distress, improving offender's ability to cope with their problems, and resulted in improved behavioral markers including institutional adjustment and behavioral functioning. Furthermore, interventions specifically designed to meet the psychiatric and criminal justice needs of offenders with mental illness have shown to produce significant reductions in psychiatric and criminal recidivism. Finally, this review highlighted admission policies and treatment strategies (e.g., use of homework), which produced the most positive benefits. Results of this research synthesis are directly relevant for service providers in both criminal justice and mental health systems (e.g., psychiatric hospitals) as well as community settings by informing treatment strategies for the first time, which are based on empirical evidence. In addition, the implications of these results to policy makers tasked with the responsibility of designating services for this special needs population are highlighted.

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“…Medical Self Reliance Previous research has found that self-reliant attitudes are associated with lower use of specialty mental health services (Ortega and Alegria 2002;Morgan et al 2007). People who prefer to solve health problems on their own are less likely to use formal medical care.…”

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Examining Latino Differences in Mental Healthcare Use: The Roles of Acculturation and Attitudes Towards Healthcare

Berdahl

Stone

2009

Community Ment Health J

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Latinos are less likely to use mental health services compared to non-Latino whites, but little research has examined the relative contribution of acculturation and attitudes towards healthcare. In the current study, we analyze data from a nationally representative sample of Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans and non-Latino whites from the 2002-2003 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (n = 30,234). Findings show different utilization patterns in use of specialty, non-specialty, and any type of mental healthcare across the three Latino subgroups. The predictive efficacy of acculturation variables on ethnic group differences varies by subgroup. Self-reliant attitudes towards healthcare are associated with lower use, but these attitudes do not explain the ethnic gaps in use.

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Needs for and Barriers to Correctional Mental Health Services: Inmate Perceptions

Cited by 27 publications

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Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Treating offenders with mental illness: A research synthesis.

Examining Latino Differences in Mental Healthcare Use: The Roles of Acculturation and Attitudes Towards Healthcare

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