Mentally challenged patients in a forensic hospital

The past years have seen an increasing number of patients of lower intelligence or with organic brain disorder being committed into our forensic psychiatry. Our clinic has an ongoing scientific project to investigate the possibilities of reducing costs while at the same time guaranteeing adequate tr...

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Published in:International journal of law and psychiatry 2012-05, Vol.35 (3), p.207-212
Main Authors: Bastert, Eva, Schläfke, Detlef, Pein, Annika, Kupke, Franziska, Fegert, Jörg M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Brain
Executive functions
Forensic psychiatry
Hospitals
Intelligence
Learning disabilities
Learning disability
Mental retardation
Mentally disabled
Neuropsychology
Organic brain disorder
Patients
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Summary:The past years have seen an increasing number of patients of lower intelligence or with organic brain disorder being committed into our forensic psychiatry. Our clinic has an ongoing scientific project to investigate the possibilities of reducing costs while at the same time guaranteeing adequate treatment and enforcement practice in forensic hospitals. This current project did not take these kinds of patients into consideration initially. This feasibility study is intended to examine if and to what extent these patients can be part of the scientific project. All patients of forensic psychiatry in Rostock (Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania) with an IQ
ISSN:0160-2527
1873-6386
DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.02.010