PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Eisner, Harry R.
TI  - Returning the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity to the Community: A New Scale to Determine Readiness
DP  - 1989 Dec 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 401--413
VI  - 17
IP  - 4
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/17/4/401.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/17/4/401.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law1989 Dec 01; 17
AB  - The very difficult and very important decision on the readiness of an insanity acquittee for community treatment is often based on informal, invalidated criteria. A more standardized approach is needed. The bases for decisions can then be more clearly articulated and the adequacy of recommendations evaluated. This article describes the development of a scale designed to help guide decisions on readiness for community treatment.