I. Sommers et Dr. Baskin, SOCIAL SELECTION AND MENTAL-HEALTH-SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG MENTALLY-ILL PAROLEES - A RESEARCH AGENDA, Psychiatric quarterly, 66(2), 1995, pp. 185-200
The purpose of this article is to describe a conceptual and methodolog
ical approach to research on mental health service utilization by paro
lees with mental illness. This approach can be used by researchers and
policy makers to understand and improve the interface between crimina
l justice and mental health organizations. We justify the need for res
earch on this population; discuss the conceptual framework which draws
on social selection and organizational theory; describe methodologica
l problems; and discuss implications of the research.