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Commentary: Implications for Assessment and Treatment of Addictive and Mentally Disordered Offenders Entering Prisons

Dr. Easton is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Director of Forensic Drug Diversion and Director of Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Services, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Ms. Devine is Director, New Haven Office of Court Evaluations, Law and Psychiatry Division; Ms. Scott is a fellow in Addiction Psychiatry; and Dr. Wupperman is NIDA Addiction fellow, Division of Substance Abuse, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Address correspondence to: Caroline Easton, PhD, ASAP/SATU, Box 18, 1 Long Wharf, New Haven, CT 06511. E-mail: caroline.easton{at}yale.edu

In this commentary, we discuss the main findings of the research study by Gunter et al., "The Frequency of Mental Health and Addictive Disorders Among 320 Men and Women Entering the Iowa Prison System: Use of the MINI-PLUS." This commentary provides an overview on the use of standardized assessments with prison populations; prevalence rates of mental and addictive disorders within prisons; substance use disorders, as opposed to substance-induced psychiatric disorders, among prison populations; and research on diversion treatment programs within the community for nonviolent mentally ill and substance-using offenders.