Screening for Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders Among Addicted Offenders: Adaptation and Use of the K6/K10 Screening Scales
Author: James A. Swartz.
Source: Volume 04, Number 04, July/August 2004 , pp.49-54(6)
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Abstract:
Many drug-addicted criminal offenders with co-occurring serious mental illnesses are not identified and, hence, do not receive treatment for their illnesses. This failure is in part due to the lack of adequate screening measures. In the present article, the author argues for the wide-spread utilization of proper screening tools, namely the K6 and K10 scales, which are described in the article.Keywords: screening instruments; best practices; substance abuse treatment practices
Affiliations:
1: University of Illinois at Chicago.