Education and training in forensic psychiatry

Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1983 Dec;6(4):585-95.

Abstract

The author has chaired a national committee dedicated to developing standards for training in forensic psychiatry; he discusses the results of his work over the past several years, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of on-the-job training and formal fellowship programs.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Education, Medical, Continuing / standards*
  • Education, Medical, Graduate / standards*
  • Female
  • Forensic Psychiatry / education*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Programmed Instructions as Topic / standards*
  • Psychology, Adolescent / education
  • Psychology, Child / education