For example, our hypothetical sex offender may go on, following the completion of mental health programming, to receive sex offender programming. It may also be possible for an offender to receive such treatment while receiving mental health treatment - if the offender is able to cope with both at once. This is the current approach at the Service's Prairie Region Regional Psychiatric Centre. The end result will be more informed treatment, with a clear idea of what may or may not be achieved. It is only then that we will truly be able to measure the effectiveness of various mental health treatment programs.
Negative symptoms are such things as social withdrawal, or lack of energy or initiative.
Some Implications for Programs and Research.