Citation

Rogers R, Gillis JR, Dickens SE, Webster CD. Behav. Sci. Law 1988; 6(4): 487-495.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.2370060406

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Clinical judgments on the treatability and prognosis of mentally disordered offeenders (MDO) may strongly influence legal dispositions and the availability of treatment resources. This study examined 1,238 discharge summaries for MDOs referred for court assessments. Psychiatrists evidenced marked variability in how often they recommended treatment and how frequently they judged patients to have a poor prognosis. Two logit analyses suggested that diagnosis and consultation by other clinicians were associated with (a) treatment recommendations (i.e., Axis I diagnosis and social work consultations) and (b) prognosis (i.e., Axis II diagnosis and psychology consultations).

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