Forensic Psychiatry Flashcards
Which disorder has the highest risk of violence to others?
Opiate use disorder
Who undertakes a fitness for interview assessment in a police station?
Forensic Medical Examiner
In what circumstances will a forensic psychiatrist be called in to assess if a person is fit to be interviewed by the police?
If it is a high profile case or in a serious offence of a bizarre nature.
What are the three aims of a fitness to be interviewed assessment?
1) If the person has capacity to understand the interview
2) If the interview will have a detrimental effect on the person
3) Identify resources and support to assist the person to cope being interviewed
What court deals with 98% of criminal cases?
Magistrates Court
What can Magistrates not do?
Make a restriction order
Magistrates can give a maximum sentence of ___ months.
Six
What court deals with indictable offences?
The Crown Court
What happens when an offender is identified as having a mental disorder and why?
Court liaison and diversion services screen the individual asap to identify the difficulty, associated risk and urgency attached to it.
Who makes up court liaison and diversion services?
Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist with a mental health practitioners such as nurses, social workers and psychologists.
What is the aim of Liaison and Diversion Services?
To identify any mental health problems at the individual’s first contact with any part of the judicial process
The Mental Health Act ______ be used to enforce psychiatric treatment in prison.
Cannot
What is Section 48 of the mental health act?
The urgent transfer of remanded prisoners to hospital for treatment.
What is Section 47 of the mental health act?
The removal to and detention in hospital for treatment of a person who is
serving a sentence of imprisonment.
What is section 5(4) of the mental health act?
Gives nurses the ability to detain someone in hospital for up to 6 hours
