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Prevalence of Serious Mental Illness Among Jail Inmates

New study that documents the high percentage of people with mental illnesses in jail. The study is reprinted with permission from Psychiatric Services.
Author(s)
Henry J. Steadman, Ph.D.; Fred C. Osher, M.D.; Pamela Clark Robbins, B.A.; Brian Case, B.A.; Steven Samuels, Ph.D.
Date
June 2006
Periodical
Psychiatric Services
Issue or page citation
60:6 761-765

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