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Providing a forensic psychiatric service to Cardiff Prison
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
Abstract
The extrication of seriously mentally disordered offenders from all stages in the criminal justice system from arrest to imprisonment is a major role for both general and forensic psychiatry. A survey of inmates in Cardiff Prison referred to an ‘out-patient’ forensic psychiatric service held weekly is presented. An alarming number of referrals were patients with schizophrenia.
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- Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994
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