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Providing a forensic psychiatric service to Cardiff Prison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Phil Huckle and
Tegwyn Williams
Phil Huckle
Affiliation:
Forensic Psychiatry
Tegwyn Williams
Affiliation:
The South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service, The Caswell Clinic, Glanrhyd Hospital Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF31 4LN
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Abstract

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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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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 11 , November 1994, pp. 670 - 672
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1994

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