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Psychiatric clinics in probation offices in South Wales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Phil Huckle ,
Tara Travier  and
Sylvia Scarf
Phil Huckle*
Affiliation:
South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service & Mid Glamorgan Probation Service
Tara Travier
Affiliation:
South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service & Mid Glamorgan Probation Service
Sylvia Scarf
Affiliation:
South Wales Forensic Psychiatric Service & Mid Glamorgan Probation Service
*
∗Correspondence: Dr Phil Huckle, 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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A descriptive study of a psychiatric probation clinic based in South Wales is presented. Over a three year period, 100 probation clients were assessed by forensic psychiatrists at the request of the Probation Services in South Wales. The majority of these clients were mentally disordered, with common diagnoses being personality disorder (35%), substance misuse (11%), schizophrenia (10%) and post-traumatic stress disorder (9%). The non-attendance rates for these clients was 0% for the first and 13.3% for subsequent appointments. Psychiatric probation clinics seem to be analogous to general psychiatric clinics based in Primary Care.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 205 - 206
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1996

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