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Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment in a County Jail

NCJ Number
105118
Journal
Journal of Psychiatry and Law Volume: 13 Issue: 3-4 Dated: (Fall-Winter 1985) Pages: 377-396
Author(s)
J R Meloy
Date Published
1985
Length
20 pages
Annotation
Inpatient psychiatric services within large metropolitan jails are a new treatment phenomenon in the United States. The author describes one such program in San Diego County, California.
Abstract
Particular attention is focused upon the description of the services and the admitted patients. Psychological and social dynamics unique to an inpatient staff within a custody setting are discussed. The problem of patients' rights in such a setting and several working solutions are addressed. Finally, the impact of an inpatient psychiatric unit within a jail upon the reliability and validity of mental disability defenses is noted. (Publisher abstract)

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