Prevalence of mental disorders in defendants at criminal court

BJPsych Open

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Penelope Brown¹  Ioannis Bakolis³  Elizabeth Appiah-Kusi⁴  Nicholas Hallett⁵  Matthew Hotopf¹  Nigel Blackwood⁶ 

[1] Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London;and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust;Department of Biostatistics and Health Informatics, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London;Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London;Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust;South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust;and Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London

关键词: Developmental disorders;    forensic mental health services;    human rights;    psychotic disorders;    psychiatry and law;   

DOI  :  10.1192/bjo.2022.63

学科分类：计算机科学（综合）

来源: Canadian Society For Pharmaceutical Sciences (Csps).

【 摘 要 】

Background Psychiatric morbidity in prisons and police custody is well established, but little is known about individuals attending criminal court. There is international concern that vulnerable defendants are not identified, undermining their right to a fair trial.

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