Jemelka R, Trupin E, Chiles J A
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle.
Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1989 May;40(5):481-91. doi: 10.1176/ps.40.5.481.
Mentally ill persons who have been charged with crimes present difficult dilemmas for correctional authorities and mental health system administrators. The authors examine the scope of the problem, the legal issues and treatment needs of this population during incarceration, and the obstacles in caring for them after their eventual release from prison. They recommend that mentally ill offenders be afforded the same level of mental health care available to mentally ill residents in other institutions and in the community. The need for postrelease supervision and coordination between mental health and correctional authorities are central issues in reintegrating mentally ill offenders into the community.
被指控犯罪的精神疾病患者给惩教当局和心理健康系统管理人员带来了棘手的两难困境。作者研究了这一问题的范围、这些人在监禁期间的法律问题和治疗需求，以及在他们最终出狱后照顾他们所面临的障碍。他们建议，应给予患有精神疾病的罪犯与其他机构和社区中患有精神疾病的居民相同水平的心理健康护理。释放后监督的必要性以及心理健康和惩教当局之间的协调是让患有精神疾病的罪犯重新融入社区的核心问题。
