Aderibigbe Y A
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0710, USA.
Forensic Sci Int. 1997 Feb 28;85(2):127-34. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(96)02087-7.
The mental health service system has undergone continuous change for more than three decades. Undoubtedly, some of its problems are related to economic, social and political factors. This contribution discusses problems of deinstitutionalization, homelessness and criminalization of the mentally ill persons. To conclude, it proposes a number of ways by which better services could be rendered to the mentally disordered persons, particularly in areas that interface with the criminal justice system.
三十多年来,心理健康服务体系一直在不断变化。毫无疑问,其一些问题与经济、社会和政治因素有关。本文探讨了去机构化、无家可归以及将精神疾病患者定罪等问题。最后,本文提出了一些方法,通过这些方法可以为精神障碍患者提供更好的服务,特别是在与刑事司法系统相关的领域。