ArticleThe journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law2020
Misconceptions About Working in Correctional Psychiatry.
Article in The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Mental health issues and associated factors amongst healthcare workers in US forensic-correctional settings: a systematic review of literature since the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Medical Student Reflections on a Prison Psychiatric Experience: A Qualitative Analysis.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Perceived impacts of medications for opioid use disorder implementation on mental health services and substance use counseling in carceral settings: qualitative findings from 13 Massachusetts jails.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Forensic Psychiatry as a Key Part of Residency Training in Social Justice and Mental Health Inequities.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2024Article
- Decarceration of older adults with mental illness in the USA - beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of prisoner health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Incarcerated individuals have high rates of mental disorders and substance use disorders compared with the general population, yet correctional facilities in the United States have difficulty recruiting mental health professionals. This has led to shortages in the availability of clinicians who can provide psychiatric care in these settings. During training and in practice, mental health professionals may develop misconceptions about correctional psychiatry that deter them from the field. This article examines common misconceptions about working in correctional psychiatry, including that correctional psychiatry provides unnecessary care to criminals, supports mass incarceration, is dangerous work, represents a less respectable subspecialty, and excludes clinicians from teaching and research opportunities. This article seeks to provide a resource for mental health professionals considering working with incarcerated patients.
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