RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 American Forensic Psychiatrists Who Work in State Institutions
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 99
OP 106
VO 18
IS 1
A1 Harry, Bruce
A1 Maier, Gary J.
A1 Miller, Robert D.
YR 1990
UL http://jaapl.org/content/18/1/99.abstract
AB The authors surveyed a sample of American forensic psychiatrists who work in state institutions. As a group, their respondents tended to be middle-aged, white men, who had little formal training in forensic psychiatry, felt somewhat alienated from their peers, yet who were Board certified in general psychiatry. They tended to be involved primarily in the direct treatment of patients, and most often expressed concerns about the care–and prominent lack of aftercare—received by forensic patients. They also perceived a sense of patient futility in the institutional forensic setting. The authors conclude by recommending that AAPL take a more active role in appealing to and representing such forensic psychiatrists.