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Men Remanded into Custody for Medical Reports: the Selection for Treatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Paul Bowden
Paul Bowden*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London; now Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, St George's Hospital, London SW17
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Summary

In a sample of men remanded into custody for medical reports during a three-month period, it was found that those who received recommendations for treatment had a diagnosis of acute mental illness, had in the past been admitted more frequently to mental hospitals and had spent a longer period as in-patients. They were also assessed as being difficult to manage, i.e. they were considered to be nuisances, were threatening and potentially violent. The men who were not recommended for treatment had a history of excessive drinking and drink-related offences; they also had more extensive criminal histories and a diagnosis of psychopathic disorder.

Type
Meeting Report
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 133 , Issue 4 , October 1978 , pp. 320 - 331
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1978 

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