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Forensic psychiatry – a tale of two systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Neil Boast
Neil Boast*
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St Luke's Hospital, Woodside Avenue, London N10
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During registrar training I had the privilege of working in the interim secure unit at Friern Hospital in London. To gain further experience in the field of forensic psychiatry, I secured (if that is an appropriate term), a post as trainee psychiatrist at James Nash House, centre for forensic psychiatry, Adelaide, South Australia. This article compares the legal and health care frameworks in England and South Australia relevant to mentally abnormal offenders. The two units are described and differences in facilities, patient populations and working practices are discussed.

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Trainees' Forum
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 14 , Issue 12 , December 1990 , pp. 722 - 724
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1990

References

Home Office/Department of Health and Social Security (1975) Report of the Committee on Mentally Abnormal Offenders (Cmnd. 6244). London: HMSO.Google Scholar
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