Long-Term Forensic Psychiatric Care Clinical, Ethical and Legal Challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Völlm, Birgit (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Braun, Peter (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Forensic psychiatry.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Criminal law.; Forensic Psychiatry.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.

This book provides an overview of forensic psychiatry, focusing on the provision of care in Europe as well as the legal and ethical challenges posed by long-term stays in forensic settings. Forensic psychiatric services provide care and treatment for mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) in secure in...