Steel Julie, Thornicroft Graham, Birmingham Luke, Brooker Charlie, Mills Alice, Harty Mari, Shaw Jenny
Br J Psychiatry. 2007 May;190:373-4. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.031294.
Prison mental health inreach teams have been established nationwide in England and Wales over the past 3 years to identify and treat mental disorders among prisoners. This paper summarises the policy content and what has been achieved thus far, and poses challenges that these teams face if they are to become a clear and effective component in the overall system of forensic mental healthcare.
在过去三年里,英格兰和威尔士已在全国范围内设立了监狱心理健康内伸团队,以识别和治疗囚犯中的精神障碍。本文总结了政策内容及目前已取得的成果,并提出了这些团队若要在法医精神卫生保健整体系统中成为一个明确且有效的组成部分所面临的挑战。