Evaluation of a psychiatric court liaison scheme in north London
- 31 August 1996
- Vol. 313 (7056) , 531-532
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.313.7056.531
Abstract
Between July 1993 and December 1994, 104 defendants were seen. We report the data on the 89 local residents. Subjects were monitored by address, postcode, age, ethnic origin, previous contact with psychiatric services, criminal record, and offence. Their outcomes were measured against the rate of discharges of inpatients from the local psychiatric hospitals. The mean age of those referred was 33.1 (SD 10.9) years (range 18-67); 80 were men.Keywords
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