Central New York psychiatric center: an approach to the treatment of co‐occurring disorders in the New York State correctional mental health system.

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May 2021

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Smith, H., Sawyer, D., & Way, B. (2002). Central New York psychiatric center: an approach to the treatment of co‐occurring disorders in the New York State correctional mental health system. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 20(5), 523–534. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.488

Abstract

Central New York Psychiatric Center operates a maximum security inpatient treatment hospital and outpatient mental health services for all of the 72 New York State prisons. In this article prevalence data, patient characteristics, and interventions offered to inmates diagnosed with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse disorders in the New York State prison system are reviewed and discussed. Available interventions have resulted from the close collaboration of the State Department of Correctional Services and State Office of Mental Health. Aspects of current programs and plans for future service developments are discussed along with implications for the treatment of an offender population diagnosed with a co-occurring disorder. Copyright 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.